War Requiem, Op. 66: XVI. Agnus Dei - One Ever Hangs

歌詞

Tenor: One ever hangs where shelled roads part. In this war He too lost a limb, But His disciples hide apart; And now the Soldiers bear with Him. Chorus: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Tenor: Near Golgatha strolls many a priest, And in their faces there is pride That they were flesh-marked by the Beast By whom the gentle Christ's denied. Chorus: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Tenor: The scribes on all the people shove and bawl allegiance to the state, Chorus: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi... Tenor: But they who love the greater love Lay down their life; they do not hate. Chorus: ...Dona eis requiem. Tenor: Dona nobis pacem.