Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth

Translation possibly by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Beati mortui

Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT

Beati mortui in Domino morientes deinceps. 
Dicit enim spiritus, 
ut requescant a laboribus suis 
et opera illorum sequuntur ipsos.

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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 Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "Beati mortui", 1994, copyright © 1995 [ four-part mixed chorus ], Ascolta Publishing [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Beati mortui", op. posth. 115 no. 1 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847); composed by Felix Mendelssohn.

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Gelukkig de doden", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , King James Bible, Revelations 14:13

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 19

Blessed are the dead which die in the...

Language: English after the Latin

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: 
Yea, saith the Spirit, 
that they may rest from their labours; 
and their works do follow them.

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Text Authorship:

possibly by Bible or other Sacred Texts , King James Bible, Revelations 14:13 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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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):

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 28