Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

1. Chor
Te Deum laudamus:
te Dominum confitemur.

1. Chorus
We praise thee, O God:
we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

2.  Chor, SATB solo
Te aeternum patrem,
omnis terra veneratur.

2. Chorus, SATB solo
All the earth doth worship thee,
the Father everlasting.

3.  Chor
Tibi omnes Angeli.
tibi caeli et universae potestates.

3. Chorus
To thee all Angels cry aloud;
the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.

4. Chor, SATB solo
Tibi cherubim et seraphim,
incessabili voce proclamant:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra maiestatis gloriae tuae.

4. Chorus, SATB solo
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim
continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

5.  Chor
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus,
Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus,
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum sancta confitetur Ecclesia.

5. Chorus
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee.

6.  SATB solo
Patrem immensae maiestatis;
Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium;
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.

6. SATB solo
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.

7. Chor
Tu rex gloriae, Christe:
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.

7. Chorus
Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

8.  SATB solo
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni:
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.

8. SATB solo
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants:
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

9.  Chor, SATB solo
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine,
et benedic hereditati tuae.
Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum.

9. Chorus, SATB solo
O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.
Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

10.  Chor
Per singulos dies benedicimus te:
et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum,
et in saeculum saeculi.

10. Chorus
Day by day we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name,
ever world without end.

11.  Chor and SATB solo
Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri.

11. Chorus and SATB solo
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

12. Chor
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos:
quemadmodum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum.

12. Chorus
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.
as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.

medieval church hymn

The Book of Common Prayer, 1662

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