Wow LISTEN to a Sublime "Nunc Dimittis" Hymn - New Release by VOCES8 from the Gospel of Saint Luke



VOCES8,  the cappella music group, has a new performance of a hymn by Gustav Holst. It was released on October 16, this version of “Nunc Dimittis”"Nunc Dimittis" also has the "Glory Be," after the canticle.  “Nunc Dimittis” is an ancient hymn comes from the Bible. The canticle usually sung at the end of Compline, or Night Prayer, in the Liturgy of the Hours. The hymn is also called the Song of Simeon, as it comes from the Gospel of Luke 2:29-32 in which child Jesus is presented at the Temple. Simeon to whom the Holy Spirit revealed that he would not die before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord. With Jesus in his arms he prayed:
   
Lyrics Translation - “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.”   
In Latin - "Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace: Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum: Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel."

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