Requiem mass (Mass for the dead) |
| The text of the Requiem mass is not fixed, but these portions are most often set. |
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| Introit |
| Requiem æternam dona eis Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus Deus in Sion; et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem: exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem æternam dona eis Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. |
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Sion; and a vow shall he paid to Thee in Jerusalem: hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to Thee. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them. |
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| Kyrie |
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison |
Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy |
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| Sequence |
Dies iræ, dies illa
Solvet sæclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla. |
Day of wrath! O day of mourning,
See fulfilled the prophets' warning; Heaven and earth in ashes burning. |
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Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando judex est venturus;
Cuncta stricte discussurus!
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Oh, what fear man's bosom rendeth When from heaven the Judge descendeth, On the sentence all dependeth! |
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Tuba mirum spargens sonum
Per sepulchra regionum,
Coget omnes ante thronum. |
Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth, Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth, All before the throne it bringeth. |
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Mors supebit et natura,
Cum resurget creatura,
Judicanti responsura. |
Death is struck, and nature quaking
All creation is awaking
To its Judge an answer making. |
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Liber scriptus proferetur,
In quo totum continetur,
Unde mundus judicetur. |
Lo! the hook exactly worded,
Wherein all hath been recorded;
Thence shall judgment he awarded. |
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Judex ergo cum sedebit,
Quidquid latet apparebit:
Nil inultum remanebit. |
When the Judge His seat attaineth
And each hidden deed arraigneth,
Nothing unavenged remaineth. |
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Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?
Quem patronum rogaturus,
Cum vix justus sit securus? |
When shall I, frail man, be pleading,
Who for me be interceding,
When the just are mercy needing? |
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Rex tremendæ majestatis,
Qui salvandos salvas gratis,
Salva me fons pietatis. |
King of majesty tremendous,
Who dost free salvation send us,
Fount of pity, then befriend us! |
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Recordare Jesu pie,
Quod sum cause tuæ viæ,
Ne me perdas illa die. |
Think, good Jesu, my salvation
Caused Thy wondrous Incarnation
Leave me not to reprobation. |
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Quærens me sedisti lassus,
Redemisti crucem passus;
Tantus labor non sit cassus. |
Faint and weary Thou hast sought me,
On the cross of suffering bought me;
Shall such grave he vainly brought me? |
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Juste Judex ultionis,
Donum fac remissionis
Ante diem rationis. |
Righteous Judge! for sin's pollution
Grant Thy gift of absolution,
Ere that day of retribution. |
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Ingemisco tanquam reus,
Culpa rubet vultus meus,
Supplicanti parce Deus. |
Guilty, now I pour my moaning,
All my shame with anguish owning:
Spare, O God, Thy suppliant groaning. |
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Qui Mariam absolvisti,
Et latronem exaudisti,
Mihi quoque spem dedisti. |
Thou the sinful woman savedst;
Thou the dying thief forgavest;
And to me a hope vouchsafest. |
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Preces meæ non sunt dignæ:
Sed tu bonus fac benigne,
Ne perenni cremer igne. |
Worthless are my prayers, and sighing;
Yet, good Lord, in grace complying,
Rescue me from fires undying. |
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Inter oves locum præsta,
Et ab hœdis me sequestra,
Statuens in parte dextra. |
With thy favoured sheep, O place me,
Nor among the goats abase me,
But to Thy right hand upraise me. |
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Confutatis maledictis,
Flammis acribus addictis,
Voca me cum benedictis. |
While the wicked are confounded,
Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,
Call me with Thy saints surrounded. |
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Oro supplex et acclinis,
Cor contritum quasi cinis
Gere curam mei finis. |
Low I kneel, with heart-submission;
See, like ashes, my contrition;
Help me in my last condition. |
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Lacrymosa dies illa,
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce Deus. |
Ah! that day of tears and mourning!
From the dust of earth returning
Man for judgement must prepare him.
Spare, O God, in mercy spare hm! |
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Pie Jesu Domine
Dona eis requiem. |
Lord all pitying, Jesu blest,
Grant them Thine eternal rest. |
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| Requiem Mass - Part II |
