Nunc dimittis in B flat

Wood, Charles (1866–1926)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Proper of Saints → The Presentation of the Lord (February 2)

Publication Information:
Church Music Society (Oxford University Press) — [CMS Reprints No. 129] (2012)
ISBN 978-0-19-395398-7

Text Information:
Reference: Luke 2:29–32 (Canticle of Simeon)

Lyrics:

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.

Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

English translation:
Now, Lord, you may dismiss your servant in peace,
according to your word;
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Which you have set before all the nations,
As a light of revelation for the Gentiles
and the glory of your people Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Notes: Actually SSATBB.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: May 20, 2022