Kyrie

This Kyrie is set for SSAT voices and offers a setting of the traditional liturgical text. Sung in a combination of Greek and Latin, it places the familiar plea for mercy within a historic context. The composer John Hake has crafted a piece suitable for services throughout the church year, its straightforward structure and repeated pleas lending themselves to an atmosphere of devotion and contemplation. The text, a direct invocation, is treated with a devotional simplicity that allows the voices to convey the earnestness of the prayer. This work can serve as a powerful liturgical offering, its ancient words resonating through the clear lines of the SSAT arrangement.