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Detail of the Te Deum chant from the Liber Usualis
…scintillating and sober songs of praise, multiple settings across four centuries of the chant Te Deum!
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Improvisation sur le Te Deum –Bernhard Marx (1912 Schwarz/St. Blasien Cathedral, Germany) Ars Musici AM 1214
IMRE SULYOK: Te Deum (Fantasy for Organ) –Zsuzsa Elekes (1983 Rieger-Kloss/St. Matthias Church, Budapest) Hungaroton HCD-31350
HERMANN SCHROEDER: Canto arioso, from Te Deum laudamus –Christopher Young (1991 Buzard/Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign, IL) Pro Organo CD-7081
MAX REGER: Fantasy on Te Deum laudamus, Op. 7, no. 2 –Rosalinde Haas (1983 Albiez/Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Frankfurt-Niederrad) Dabringhaus & Grimm MD+G R 3355
LOUIS MARCHAND: Versets on Te Deum (with chant interpolations) –Helmut Schmitt, serpent; Ensemble Alternatim/Jean-Yves Haymoz, dir.; Bernard Coudurier (1775 Isnard/St. Maximin-en-Provence, France) BNL 112851
ALEXANDRE-PIERRE FRANÇOIS BOËLY: Fantasy on the verse ‘Judex Crederis’ from Te Deum, Op. 38, no. 4 –Thomas Schmögner (1775 Isnard/St. Maximin-en-Provence) Edition Lade EL CD 024
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Te Deum in C –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London/Barry Rose, conductor; Christopher Dearnley (Willis-Mander/St. Paul Cathedral) Guild GMCD 7102
WILLIAM MATHIAS: Festival Te Deum in C –Choir of Guildford Cathedral/Barry Rose, conductor; Gavin Williams (1961 Rushworth & Dreaper/Guildford Cathedral) Guild GMCD 7110
NAJI HAKIM: Te Deum –Naji Hakim (1868 Cavaille-Coll/Trinity Church, Paris) IFO 00321
Filler - REGER (see above)
Te deum laudamus te dominum confitemur |
We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. |
Te aeternum patrem omnis terra veneratur |
All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting. |
Tibi omnes angeli Tibi caeli et universae potestates |
To Thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens and all the powers therein. |
Tibi cherubim et seraphim incessabili voce proclamant |
To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, |
Sanctus sanctus sanctus dominus deus sabaoth |
Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth; |
Pleni sunt celi et terra maiestatis gloriae tuae |
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy Glory. |
Te gloriosus apostolorum chorus |
The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee. |
Te prophetarum laudabilis numerus |
The godly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee. |
Te martyrum candidatus laudat exercitu |
The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee. |
Te per orbem terrarum sancta confitetur ecclesia |
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee; |
Patrem inmense maiestatis |
The Father of an infinite Majesty; |
Venerandum tuum verum unicum filium |
Thine honourable, true, and only Son; |
Sanctum quoque paraclytum spiritum |
Also the Holy Ghost: the Comforter. |
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Tu rex gloriae christe |
Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. |
Tu patris sempiternus es filius |
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. |
Tu ad liberandum suscepisti hominem non horruisti virginis uterum |
When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man: Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. |
Tu devicto mortis aculeo aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum |
When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. |
Tu ad dexteram dei sedes in gloria patris |
Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father. |
Judex crederis esse venturus |
We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge. |
Te ergo quaesumus tuis famulis subveni quos pretioso sanguine redemisti |
We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood. |
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis gloria munerari |
Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints in glory everlasting. |
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Salvum fac populum tuum domine et benedic hereditati tuae |
O Lord, save Thy people: and bless Thine heritage. |
Et rege eos et extolle illos usque in aeternum |
Govern them and lift them up for ever. |
Per singulos dies benedicimus te; |
Day by day we magnify Thee; |
Et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum et in saeculum saeculi |
and we worship Thy Name, ever world without end. |
Dignare domine die isto, sine peccato noscustodire |
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. |
Miserere nostri domine miserere nostri |
O Lord, have mercy upon us. |
Fiat misericordia tua domine super nos quemadmodum speravimus in te |
O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us: as our trust is in Thee. |
In te domine speravi non confundar in aeternum. |
O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded. |