O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant us Thy peace.
--The Agnus Dei
Dona Nobis Pacem. There probably is no simpler or more beautiful prayer in all the world. In the first two verses, we beat our breasts in shame. In the last verse, we raise our eyes to heaven with joyful anticipation. Without your mercy, O Lord, I am lost. Without your peace, O Lord, I am broken. This ancient prayer represents Christianity in its basic form. It is the prayer of sinners, yet the prayer of the redeemed. It is the prayer of the brokenhearted, yet the prayer of those made whole. It is the prayer of those once dead in trespasses and sin, yet the prayer of eternal life. Have mercy, O Lamb of God, have mercy, and grant us your everlasting peace. If these were the last words to pass my lips of clay, I would die safely and content in the love of Christ.
Honor, Liberty, Truth!
About Me
- Andrew McIntyre
- Pueblo West, Colorado, United States
- If we are defined by that which we hold dear, let me simply say that I love our blessed Lord. I love the Church. I love my family. I love learning. I love truth.
Sermons
Links
- Abbot Gregory -- Website of Michael J.G. Pahls
- Acton Institute
- Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
- Anglican Mission in America
- Basket of Figs
- Cato Institute
- Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics
- Christ the King Anglican Church
- Church of the Apostles (Evergreen, CO)
- Clan MacIntyre Association
- Clan MacIntyre Society
- Compassion International
- Convocation of Anglicans in North America
- Forward in Faith
- Global South Anglican
- Homeschool Legal Defense Association
- Institute for Humane Studies
- International Anglican Church
- League of Reformed Bloggers
- Modern Reformation
- Monergism
- New Geneva Theological Seminary
- Providence Chapel REC (Mount Laurel, NJ)
- Providence Reformed Chapel
- Reformed Episcopal Church
- Stand Firm in Faith
- The Anglican Province of America
- The Apologetics Resource Center
- The Episcopal Missionary Church
- The Province of the Episcopal Church of Rwanda (Sponsors AMIA)
- Trinity Covenant Reformed Church
Blogs
- A Journey to Truth (Contagiously Inspiring)
- A Priori Assumptione (Wonderfully Astute)
- Adrian Warnock (Interesting)
- Basket of Figs (Wise)
- Deviant Scholar (Intelligent and Thorough)
- Evangelical Catholicity (Controversial and Intriguing)
- Faith and Gender (Fr. Bill's Witty Analysis of Gender Issues)
- Green Baggins (Careful and Thoughtful)
- Jollyblogger (Bright and Enjoyable)
- Out of Control (Impressively Keen)
- Rugrats and Dirty Rugs (My Wife's Blog)
- Tanker Brothers (Brave)
- The Monarchist (Conservative Canadian Perspective)
- Two-Edged Sword (Thought Provoking)
- Wheat and Chaff (Witty and Insightful)
On Dead Men's Voices
Copyright
Caveat
Regarding Comments
5 comments:
Are you sure you're not Catholic? :)
Mike,
Well, I am catholic, with a little "c." Remember, we Anglicans use the Agnus Dei in our weekly (or daily, depending on the church) liturgy too:-)
Andrew
Andy,
I may have told you this story before, but my aunt, the religious nun, once went to Mass with one of her fellow sisters. They were traveling and weren't very familiar with the area. So they found the church, went to Mass, and it wasn't until they were walking out an received a church bulletin that they realized they were in an Anglican church, not a Catholic one :) I said the same thing when I watched Gerald Ford's funeral on television. The liturgies are nearly identical, which I believe reflects both traditions similarity to the apostolic tradition, as well.
Are you sure you're not Catholic? :)
You know what they say, Anglicans are too catholic for the Protestants and too Protestant for the Catholics. We tend to end up with tender ribs from all of the poking:-)
We're either incredibly well-balanced or hopelessly schizophrenic.
All in good fun.
Andrew
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