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THE GLORIA TEXT:
in "Gloria" by John Rutter
The text we find in the Gloria is one of the CANTICLES (or songs) found in the Bible. This text is called the Canticle of God's Glory and is found in Luke 2:14. It is the song the angels sang at Jesus' birth and heard by the shepherds. The rest of the text was added during the 3rd or 4th centuries. As you can see it is a very historic text.
Following is the Latin and the common English translations. The corresponding
page number of the Rutter is given so you may write in the translation
if your book does have it already written and if you are not familiar with
it.
| Gloria in excelsis Deo | p. 2 | Glory be to God on high |
| Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis | p. 4 | and on earth peace to those of goodwill |
| Laudamus te, Benedicimus te | pp. 6,7 | We praise thee, we bless thee |
| Adoramus te, glorificamus te | p. 8 | we worship thee, we glorify thee |
| Gratias agimus tibi | p. 8 | we give thanks to thee |
| Propter magnam gloriam tuam | p. 9 | for thy great glory |
| Domine Deus, Rex caelestis | p. 16 | O Lord God, heavenly King |
| Deus Pater omnipotens | p. 16 | God the Father Almighty |
| Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe | p. 17 | O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ |
| Domine Deus, Agnus Dei | p. 19 | O Lord God, Lamb of God |
| Domine Deus, Filius Patris | p. 20 | O Lord God, Son of the Father |
| Qui tollis peccata mundi | p. 21 | Who takest away the sins of the world |
| Miserere nobis, suscipe deprecationem nostram | p. 22 | have mercy upon us, receive our prayer |
| Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris | p. 23 | Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father |
| Quoniam tu solus sanctus | p. 25 | For Thou only art holy |
| Tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe | p. 25 | Thou only art Lord, Thou only art most high, Jesus Christ |
| Cum sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris, Amen | p. 28 | with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father, Amen |