Text & Translation
Justorum Animae
source:
Anon.
et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
illi autem sunt in pace.
The Souls of the Righteous
translation ©
Translation by Douay-Rheims American Edition 1899
and the torment of death shall not touch them.
In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die;
but they are in peace.
From Book of Wisdom, Chapter 3
Justorum Animae
source:
Anon.
The Souls of the Righteous
source:
Translation by Douay-Rheims American Edition 1899
Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt,
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
and the torment of death shall not touch them.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die;
illi autem sunt in pace.
but they are in peace.
Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor. Among his students were Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
