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Lux aeterna

Set by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "Lux aeterna", from mass Requiem, no. 7 [Sung Text]

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I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord,
for they rest from their labours:
even so saith the Spirit.

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Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine:
cum Sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine:
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen)
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

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