Sacramentum Caritatis

The assembly friendly refrain, fully in Latin, can serve as a Taizé-style ostinato in this expansive Communion song. While presented in unison at first, the refrain is later reinforced by SATB choral parts. The five verses, in English, are for cantor(s) alone. Echoing this scoring, the piano accompaniment is evocative of the organ during the refrain and the celeste on the verses, sonically delineating the sectional aspects of the song.