Te Deum Laudamus
Te Deum Laudamus
Te Deum Laudamus
We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth
worship thee : the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens,
and all the Powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim : continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty
:of thy glory. The glorious company of the Apostles : praise thee. The goodly
fellowship of the Prophets : praise thee. The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge thee The Father : of
an infinite Majesty; Thine honourable, true : and only Son; Also the Holy Ghost :
the Comforter. Thou art the King of Glory : O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son :
of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man: thou didst not abhor
the Virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death : thou
didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand
of God : in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come : to be our
Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants : whom thou hast redeemed
with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy Saints : in glory
everlasting. [added later, mainly from Psalm verses:] O Lord, save thy people :and
bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we
magnify thee; And we worship thy Name : ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O
Lord : to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy
upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us :as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in
thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.