REQUIEM

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,    Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,

et lux perpetua luceat eis.           and may perpetual light shine on them.

Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,               Thou, O God, art praised in Sion,

et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.  and unto Thee shall the vow

Exaudi orationem meam,                be performed in Jerusalem.

ad te omnis caro veniet.              Hear my prayer, unto Thee shall all

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Dimine,            flesh come.            

et lux perpetua luceat eis.           Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,

                                      and may perpetual light shine on them.

Kyrie

Kyrie eleison.                        Lord have mercy upon us.

Christe eleison.                      Christ have mercy upon us.

Kyrie eleison.                        Lord have mercy upon us.

Sequentia

Dies irae, dies illa                  Day of wrath, that day

Solvet saeclum in favilla,            Will dissolve the earth in ashes

Teste David cum Sibylla.              As David and the Sibyl bear witness.

Quantus tremor est futurus            What dread there will

Quando judex est venturus             When the Judge shall come

Cuncta stricte discussurus.           To judge all things strictly.

Tuba mirum spargens sonum             A trumpet, spreading a wondrous sound

Per sepulcra regionum                 Through the graves of all lands,

Coget omnes ante thronum.             Will drive mankind before the throne.

Mors stupebit et natura                       Death and Nature shall be astonished

Cum resurget creatura                 When all creation rises again

Judicanti responsura.                 To answer to the Judge.

Liber scriptus proferetur             A book, written in, will be brought 

In quo totum continetur,                      forth

Unde mundus judicetur.                In which is contained everything that is

                                      Out of which the world shall be judged.

Judex ergo cum sedebit                When therefore the Judge takes His seat

Quidquid latet apparebit,             Whatever is hidden will reveal itself.

Nil inultum remanebit.                Nothing will remain unavenged.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus,         What then shall I say, wretch that I am

Quem patronum rogaturus,              What advocate entreat to speak for me,

Cum vix justus sit securus?           When even the righteous may hardly be

                                              secure?

Rex tremendae majestatis,             King of awful majesty,

Qui salvandos salvas gratis,          Who freely savest the redeemed,

Salve me, fons pietatis.              Save me, O fount of goodness.

Recordare, Jesu pie,                  Remember, blessed Jesus,

Quod sum causa tuae viae,             That I am the cause of Thy pilgrimage,

Ne me perdas illa die.                Do not forsake me on that day.

Quaerens me sedisti lassus,           Seeking me Thou didst sit down weary,

Redemisti crucem passus,              Thou didst redeem me, suffering death

Tantus labor non sit cassus                   on the cross.

                                      Let not such toil be in vain.

Juste judex ultionis                  Just the avenging judge,

Donum fac remissionis                 Grant remission

Ante diem rationis.                   Before the day of reckoning.

Ingemisco tamquam reus,                       I groan like a guilty man.

Culpa rubet vultus meus,              Guilt reddens my face.

Supplicanti parce, Deus.              Spare a suppliant, O God.

Qui Mariam absolvisti                 Thou who didst absolve Mary Magdalene

Et latronem exaudisti,                        And didst hearken to the thief,

Mihi quoque spem dedisti.             To me also hast Thou given hope.

Preces meae non sunt dignae,          My prayers are not worthy,

Sed tu bonus fac benigne,             But Thou I Thy merciful goodness grant

Ne perenni cremer igne.                       That I burn not in everlasting fire.

Inter oves locum praesta,             Place me among Thy sheep

Et ab haedis me sequestra,            And seperate me from the goats,

Statuens in parte dextra.             Setting me on Thy right hand.

Confutatis maledictis                 When the accursed have been confounded

Flammis acribus addictis,             And given over to the bitter flames,

Voca me cum benedictis.                       Call me with the blessed.

Oro supplex et acclinis,              I pray in supplication on my knees.

Cor contritum quasi cinis,            My heart contrite as the dust,

Gere curam mei finis.                 Safeguard my fate.

Lacrimosa dies illa                   Mournful that day

Qua resurget ex favilla                       When from the dust shall rise

Judicandus homo reus.                 Guilty man to be judged.

Huic ergo parce, Deus,                Therefore spare him, O God.

Pie Jesu Domine,                      Merciful Jesus, Lord

Dona eis requiem.                     Grant them rest.

Offertorium

Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,    Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,

libera animas omnium fidelium         deliver the souls of all the faithful

        defunctorum                    departed from the pains of hell and 

de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu:       from the bottomless pit.

libera eas de ore leonis,             Deliver them from the lion's mouth.

ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant  Neither let them fall into darkness   

        in obscurum,                   nor the black abyss swallow them up.

sed signifer sanctus Michael          And let St. Michael, Thy standard-

retraesentet eas in lucem sanctam,    bearer, lead them into the holy light

quam olim Abrahae promisisti          which once Thou didst promise

et semini ejus.                       to Abraham and his seed.

Hostias et preces, tibi, Domine,      We offer unto Thee this sacrifice     

laudis offerimus;                     of prayer and praise.

tu suscipe pro animabus illis,        Receive it for those souls

quarum hodie memoriam facimus:        whom today we commemorate.

fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad         Allow them, O Lord, to cross

        vitam,                         from death into the life

quam olim Abrahae promisisti          which once Thou didst promise to

et semini ejus.                       Abraham and his seed.

Sanctus

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,            Holy, holy, holy,

Dominus Deus Sabaoth!                 Lord God of Sabaoth

Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.

Osanna in excelsis.                   Hosanna in the highest.

Benedictus

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.        Blessed is He who cometh in the name of 

Osanna in excelsis.                   the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,  Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of

dona eis requiem.                     the world, grant them rest.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,  Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of

dona eis requiem sempiternam.         the world, grant them everlasting rest.

Communion

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,               May eternal light shine on them, O Lord

cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,         with Thy saints for ever,

quia pius es.                         because Thou art merciful.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,    Grant the dead eternal rest, O Lord,

et lux perpetua luceat eis,           and may perpetual light shine on them.

cum santis tuis in aeternum,          with Thy saints for ever,

quia pius es.                         because Thou are merciful.