Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Requiem Mass Introit

Earlier today, on Twitter, I mentioned that the Gregorian Chant for the Requiem Mass was stunningly beautiful, but I didn't have time to post a link.

Eileen Blackwell (@12meadow) asked me to post it later, so I had a quick look on Youtube.

I couldn't find a version I liked, so I invited the boys round this evening, filled them with red wine, and...





Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam;
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
       Eternal rest grant unto 
       them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion,
and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer;
to you shall all flesh come.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.


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2 comments:

  1. Caral2 May 2012 at 21:13:00 BST

    Thank you (and the guys) it was super!

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  2. Ben Trovato2 May 2012 at 21:39:00 BST

    Thanks Caral - glad you enjoyed it. Next time they come we'll have a crack at the Dies Irae or something!

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