It was published for voice and organ in 1977, and for a four-part choir a cappella in 1978, by Éditions Durand.

[4] He regretted the decline of Gregorian chant in Latin which had influenced his earlier compositions.

[4] He wrote first a version for unison male voices with organ,[2] then a transcription for a four-part choir a cappella.

[1] It is written in reverential approach to the prayer, with a subtle treatment of harmony used to interpret the significant text in homophony.

The composition is in F major, mostly in triple meter but shifting to 2/4 time when the natural flow of the text demands it.