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Preces Quotidianae

The Morning Hymn

A brief heading indicating the start of the morning hymn.

Morning Hymn.

Gloria in Excelsis

The ancient hymn of praise, from the angelic announcement to the plea for mercy.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people of good will.✦1 We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You; we give You thanks for Your great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty, O Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ.2 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.✦3 You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.✦ You who sit at the right hand of the Father,✦4 have mercy on us.

Read the original Latin

HYMNUS MATUTINUS.

GLORIA in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax, in hominibus bonz voluntates. Laudamus Te, benedicimus Te, adoramus Te, glorificamus Te, gratias agimus Tibi, propter magnam gloriam "Tuam, Domine Deus Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens, Domine Fih unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fihus Patris, Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris,

miserere nobis.

Scripture echoes

  1. ↩Luke.2.14 — Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased.
  2. ↩John.1.29 — The next day he sees Jesus coming toward him and says, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
  3. ↩John.1.29 — The next day he sees Jesus coming toward him and says, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
  4. ↩Mark.16.19;Ps.110.1 — So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. Ps.110.1 — The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."

Notes

  1. 1 ↩Source reads 'bonz voluntates'; translated as the intended liturgical Gloria reading 'bonae voluntatis' (of good will).
  2. 2 ↩Source has stray quote before 'Tuam' and 'Fih' for intended 'Fili' (Son).
  3. 3 ↩Source 'Fihus' corrected to intended 'Filius' (Son).
  4. 4 ↩Sentence is syntactically incomplete in the source; neighboring section continues with 'miserere nobis.'

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