In 1967, Barber set the Latin words of Agnus Dei to his Adagio for Strings from 1936. He arranged it for mixed choir with the option for accompanying organ or piano. For those not au fait with the High Mass, Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is the prayer sung just before the congregation receive communion.
The reason I'm starting with this one is that I only heard it for the first time today, on the radio. I had absolutely no idea he had set Agnus Dei to his Adagio for Strings.
Here are 2 of my favourite sacred choral pieces:
Cesar Frank's Panis Angelicus as recorded by John McCormack in the 1920s
RVW's Benedicite here sung by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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