The St Gregory Hymnal And Catholic Choir Book

THE SEVEN LAST WORDS

Music for the Three Hours' Agony

Note: These short pieces may be sung before the principal discourse on each word and a Haydn Passion Motet or an appropriate Lenten Hymn, either in English or Latin may be given at the close

First Word: "Pater, dimitte illis"
Ch. Gounod
Abridged and revised by N. A. M.

Adagio con espressione

Pater, dimitte illis,
non enim sciunt,
quid faciunt,
non enim sciunt
quid faciunt.