In paradisum deducant te angeli,
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem.
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et com Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem.

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Text Authorship:

• by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, antiphon from the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church Requiem Mass [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

• by Joelle Wallach (b. 1946), no title, from Mourning Madrigals, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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• by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Libera me", op. 66 no. 6, published 1961 [ soprano, tenor, baritone, satb chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, organ ], from War Requiem, no. 6
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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Naar het paradijs", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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