Sentimental?

In my homily this weekend I referred to the old anthem 'All in the April Evening.' It is very sentimental music and, in many ways, not to my taste. However, it strikes me that it moves us on from a sentimental pastoral scene to the stark reality of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who offers his life to take away the sin of the world. What John the Baptist says is so important that his words are echoed at Mass in the Gloria, the Agnus Dei, and in the invitation to Holy Communion. I stressed two essential truths: sin is real; God offers us forgiveness for our sins.

Here is the anthem, with a few noises off! What do you think?