Songs

Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,
Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,
libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum
deliver the souls of all the faithful departed
de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.
from the punishments of hell and from the deep lake.
Libera eas de ore leonis,
Deliver them from the mouth of the lion,
ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum:
lest Tartarus swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness:
sed signifer Sanctus Michael
but let the standard-bearer Saint Michael
repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam
bring them back into the holy light
quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius.
which you once promised to Abraham and his seed.
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus:
We offer prayers and sacrifices of praise to you, Lord:
tu suscipe pro animabus illis,
you receive them on behalf of those souls
quarum hodie memoriam facimus;
whose memory we recall today;
fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam
cause them, Lord, to pass from death to the life
quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius.
which you once promised to Abraham and his seed.