Kyrie
Dies irae
Sanctus and Benedictus
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| adj- adjective n- noun pn- pronoun v- verb vp- participle p preposition cj conjunction adv adverb |
1 1st person 2 2nd person 3 3rd person sg singular pl plural m masculine f feminine n neuter |
nom nominative gen genitive acc accusative dat dative abl ablative voc vocative r relative pres present imp imperative |
| Gloria | in | excelsis | Deo | et | in | terra | pax |
| n-nom.sg.f | p | adj-abl.pl | n-dat.sg.m | cj | p | n-abl.sg.f | n-nom.sg.f |
| majesty in elevated-places to-God and in land peace |
| hominibus | bonae | voluntatis. | Laudamus | te, |
| n-dat.pl.m | adj-gen.sg.f | n-gen.sg.f | v-pres.1pl | pn-acc.2sg |
| to-humans good of-will we-praise you |
| benedicimus | te, | adoramus | te, | glorificamus | te, |
| v-pres.1pl | pn-acc.2sg | v-pres.1pl | pn-acc.2sg | v-pres.1pl | pn-acc.2sg |
| we-speak-well-of you we-worship you we-exalt you |
| gratias | agimus | tibi | propter | magnam |
| n-acc.pl.f | v-pres.1pl | pn-dat.2sg | p | adj-acc.sg.f |
| thankfulnesses we-act to-you because-of great |
| gloriam | tuam, | Domine | Deus, |
| n-acc.sg.f | adj-acc.2sg.f | n-voc.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m |
| manifestation-of-power of-you master God |
| Rex | caelestis, | Deus | Pater | omnipotens. |
| n-voc.sg.m | adj-voc.sg,m | n-voc.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m | adj-voc.sg,m |
| king of-heaven God father all-powerful |
| Domine | Fili | unigenite, | Iesu Christe, |
| n-voc.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m | adj-voc.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m |
| master son only-born Jesus Christ |
| Domine | Deus, | Agnus | Dei, | Filius | Patris, |
| n-voc.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m | n-nom.sg.m | n-gen.sg.m | n-nom.sg.m | n-gen.sg.m |
| master God lamb of-God son of-father |
| qui | tollis | peccata | mundi, | miserere | nobis; |
| pn-r | v-pres.2sg | n-acc.pl.n | n-gen.sg.n | v-imp | pn-dat.1pl |
| who you-remove sins of-world be-merciful! to-us |
| qui | tollis | peccata | mundi, | suscipe | deprecationem | nostram. |
| pn-r | v-pres.2sg | n-acc.pl.n | n-gen.sg.n | v-imp.2sg | n-acc.sg.f | adj-acc.1pl |
| who you-remove sins of-world accept! supplication of-us |
| Qui | sedes | ad | dexteram | Patris | miserere | nobis. |
| pn-r | v-pres.2sg | p | n-acc.sg.f | n-gen.sg.m | v-imp | pn-dat.1pl |
| who you-sit at right-side of-father be-merciful! to-us |
| Quoniam | tu | solus | Sanctus, | tu | solus |
| cj | pn-nom.2sg | adj-nom.sg.m | vp-pf.sg.m | pn-nom.2sg | adj-nom.sg.m |
| because you alone holy-one you alone |
| Dominus, | tu | solus | Altissimus, | Iesu Christe, |
| n-nom.sg.m | pn-nom.2sg | adj-nom.sg.m | adj-nom.sg.m | n-voc.sg.m |
| master you alone most-high Jesus Christ |
| cum | Sancto | Spiritu, | in | gloria | Dei | Patris. | Amen. |
| p | vp-abl.sg | n-abl.sg.m | p | n-abl.sg.f | n-gen.sg.m | n-gen.sg.m | adv |
| with holy spirit in brightness of-God of-father so-be-it |
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gloria: honer, brightness, from the Hebrew כבוד kabowd, “weight”
gloria Dei: God's external manifestation such as his greatness, his honor, his power, and his light. Glory
God(yhwh) is invisible, but his work(=gloria) is visible. (in the New Testament, God is visible as God the Son)
Deo: possessive dative; belonging to God
References (OT and NT)
“Gloria in altissimis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.“
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men." (Luke 2:14)
Agnus dei (Lamb of God)
“Ecce agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccatum mundi.”
”Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!“ (John 1:29)
Filius unigenitus (one and only son)
“…et vidimus gloriam ejus, gloriam quasi unigeniti a Patre plenum gratiae et veritatis.”
“...We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
Sanctus (Holy one); name of God, קדוש ישראל qəḏōwōš yiśrā’êl “holy one of Israel”
“For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” (Isaiah 43:3)
Deus omnipotens (God Almighty); name of God, אל שדי ’êl šadday
Altissimus (Most High): name of God עֶלְיוֺן ‘elyōwn “high”
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” (psalm 91:1)
