Missa Brevis in D

Oratorio by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

?. Gloria
 (Sung text)

Language: Latin 
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
Laudamus te.
Benedicimus te.
Adoramus te.
Glorificamus te.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius patris.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Qui tollis peccata mundi suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram patris miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus.
Tu solus Dominus.
Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.
Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Glorie, roem, eer", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

1. Kyrie
 (Sung text)

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Κύριε ελέησον. 
Χριστε ελέησον. 
Κύριε ελέησον.

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Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison.

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3. Sanctus / Benedictus Sung Text

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Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus,
Domine Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis!

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Heilig, heilig, heilig"
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Holy", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sanctus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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4. Agnus Dei
 (Sung text)

Language: Latin 
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi 
  miserere nobis, etc.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi 
  dona nobis pacem, etc.
Dona nobis, pacem.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Lam Gods"
  • ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Lamb of God"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Agneau de Dieu", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Uain Dé"

Researcher for this page: Antonio Giuliano
Total word count: 112