The Lamb of God is a chant of the Catholic mass. It is chanted during the fraction rite. It has been set to music by many composers (see also Mass (music)).
The Latin text is:
- Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:
- miserére nobis.
- Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:
- miserére nobis.
- Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:
- dona nobis pacem.
The current 1972 edition English text is:
- Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
- Have mercy on us.
- Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.
- Have mercy on us.
- Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
- Grant us peace.
There is also a band named Lamb Of God.
