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Requiem (see more about the hymn)

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetuam luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem. Exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetuam luceat eis. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison.	Rest eternal grant them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them. A hymn befits Thee, O God, in Zion; and to Thee shall be paid a vow in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, to Thee all flesh shall come. Rest eternal grant them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us.

Dies irae (see more about the hymn)

Dies irae, dies illa solvet saeclum in favilla, teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, quando iudex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus? Tuba mirum spargens sonum, per sepulchra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum. Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura, iudicanti responsura. Liber scriptus proferetur in quo totum continetur, unde mundus iudicetur. Iudex ergo cum sedebit, quidquid latet, apparebit; nil inultum remanebit. Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura, iudicanti responsura. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus, cum vix iustus sit securus? Rex tremendae maiestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me, fons pietatis. Recordare, Iesu pie, quod sum causa tuae viae: ne me perdas illa die. Quarens me, sedisti lassus: redemisti crucem passus: tantus lagor non sit cassus. Iuste Iudex ultionis, donum fac remissionis ante diem rationis. Ingemisco tamquam reus: culpa rubet vultus meus: supplicanti parce, Deus. Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti. Preces meae non sunt dignae: sed tu bonus fac benigne, ne perenni cremer igne. Inter oves locum praesta, et ab haedis me sequestra, statuens in parte dextra. Lacrymosa dies illa qua resurget ex favilla iudicantus homo reus. Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis: voca me cum benedictis. Lacrymosa dies illa qua resurget ex favilla iudicantus homo reus. Huic ergo parce, Deus: Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Amen.	A day of wrath; that day, it will dissolve the world into glowing ashes, as attested by David together with the Sibyl. What trembling will there be, when the Judge shall come to examine everything in strict justice. The trumpet's wondrous call sounding abroad in tombs throughout the world shall drive everybody forward to the throne. Death and nature shall stand amazed when creation rises again to give answer to its Judge. A written book will be brought forth in which everythin is contained from which the world shall be judged. So when the Judge is seated, whatever is hidden will be made known: nothing shall go unpunished. Death and nature shall stand amazed when creation rises again to give answer to its Judge. What shall I, wretch, say at that time? What advocate shall I entreat (to plead for me) when scarcaly the righteous shal be safe from damnation? King of awesome majesty, who to grants salvation to those that are to be saved, save me, o fount of Pity. Remember, dear Jesus, that I am the reason for Thy journey (into this world): do not cast me away on that day. Seeking me, Thou didst sit down weary, Thou didst redeem me, suffering the death on the Cross: let not such toil have been in vain. Just Judge of vengeance, grant me the gift of pardon before the day of reckoning. I groan like one condemned: my face blushes for my sins: spare a supplicant, o God. Thou who didst absolve Mary (Magdalen), and heard the robber, hast given me hope as well. My prayers are not worthy: but Thou, of Thy goodness, deal generously (with me), that I burn not in the everlasting flame. Give me a place among the sheep, and separate me from the goats, setting me on Thy right hand. That day will be one of weeping on which shall rise again from the embers the guilty man, to be judged. When the accursed have been confounded and sentenced to acrid flames, call me along with the blessed. That day will be one of weeping on which shall rise again from the embers the guilty man, to be judged. Therefore spare him, O God. Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them rest. Amen.

Offertorium

Domine Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis infernis et de profundu lacu: libera eas de ore leonis; ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum. Sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti Abrahae et semini eius. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus: tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam.	O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory, delive the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit: save them from the lion's jaws, that hell may not engulf them, that they may not fall into darkness, but let Saint Michael the standard-bearer lead them into the holy light which Thou of old didst promise Abraham and to his seed. Sacrifices and prayers of praise to Thee, O Lord, we offer: do Thou receive them on behalf of those souls whom this day we commemorate. Allow them, O Lord, to pass from death unto life.

Sanctus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Domine Deus Sabaoth, pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domine. Hosanna in excelsis.	Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem.	Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: grant them rest. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: grant them rest.

Lux aeterna

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternam: quia pius es. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis.	Let eternal light shine upon them, O Lord, with Thy saints forever, for Thou art merciful. Rest eternal grant them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Libera me

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda, quando caeli movendi sunt et terra; dum veneris iudicare saeclum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira. Dies irae, dies illa, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis.	Deliver me, O Lord, from everlasting death on that dread day, when the heavens and earth shall quake; when Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. I am seized with trembling and I am afraid, until the day of reckoning shall arrive and the wrath to come. That day, a day of wrath, calamity and misery, the great day and most bitter. Rest eternal grant them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them.

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