I. Chorus
Dixit Dominus Domino meo: |
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The Lord said to my Lord: |
II. Aria (alto)
Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum. |
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The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies. |
III. Aria (soprano)
Tecum principium in die virtutis tuæ splendoribus sanctorum. |
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With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee. |
IV. Chorus
Juravit Dominus et non pænitebit eum: |
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The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: |
V. Chorus
Tu es sacerdos in æternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech. |
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Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek. |
VI. Soloists and Chorus
Dominus a dextris tuis, |
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The Lord at thy right hand hath broken kings in the day of his wrath. |
VII. Chorus
Judicabit in nationibus, Implebit ruinas, conquassabit capita in terra multorum. |
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He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall crush the heads in the land of the many. |
VIII. Duet and Chorus
De torrente in via bibet, |
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He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. – Douay-Rheims Bible |
IX. Chorus
Gloria Patri, et Filio, |
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. – short Doxology |