The Recovering Choir Director

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam;
ad te omnis caro veniet.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.

A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion,
and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer;
to you shall all flesh come.

• Composer: Orlande de Lassus
• Choir: Hilliard Ensemble

NB: For liturgical use, “Requiem aeternam” is repeated until “Te decet.“