Songs

Communio, Lux æterna

by Duarte Lobo From Requiem 'Missa pro defunctis a 6' (1639)

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Communio, Lux æterna
Latin source: Liturgical

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

_from the Requiem Mass_

May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord
English translation © Liturgical

May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord,
with Thy Saints for evermore:
for Thou art gracious.
Eternal rest give to them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them:
With Thy Saints for evermore,
for Thou art gracious.

Communio, Lux æterna
Latin source: Liturgical

May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord
English source: Liturgical

Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine:
May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord,
Cum Sanctis tuis in æternum:
with Thy Saints for evermore:
quia pius es.
for Thou art gracious.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:
Eternal rest give to them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them:
Cum Sanctis tuis in æternum:
With Thy Saints for evermore,
quia pius es.
for Thou art gracious.

_from the Requiem Mass_

Composer

Duarte Lobo

Duarte Lobo was a Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque.

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