Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine:
cum Sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:
et lux perpetua luceat eis.1

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¹ Weiland adds "Amen."

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Joel Balzun (b. 1990), "Lux aeterna", 2013 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Britta Byström (b. 1977), "Lux aeterna", 2001, copyright © 2002 [ mixed chorus ], Gehrman
      Score: Gehrman [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Aija Draguns (b. 1999), "Lux aeterna", 2020, first performed 2021 [ mixed chorus ]
      Score: Google Drive [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Kim Hedås (b. 1965), "Lux aeterna", 2001 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by György Ligeti (1923 - 2006), "Lux aeterna" [ chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Douglas Gordon Weiland (b. 1954), "Lux æterna", op. 59 no. 7 (2018-2019), from mass Requiem Mass, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "Lux aeterna", from mass Requiem, no. 7
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• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen)
• ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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