Nunc dimittis · Canticle of Simeon — Compline Chant for Night Prayer | Latin (with translation)

🕯️ Nunc dimittis — the Canticle of Simeon, the Gospel song with which the Church ends her day: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace." The most peaceful moment of Compline — a prayer of trust, rest, and a quiet end to the day. — LATIN — Nunc dimíttis servum tuum, Dómine, secúndum verbum tuum in pace: Quia vidérunt óculi mei salutáre tuum, quod parásti ante fáciem ómnium populórum: lumen ad revelatiónem géntium, et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto, sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. — ENGLISH — Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples: a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The Nunc dimittis is sung at the close of Compline, the Church's night prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours. Light a candle, breathe, and pray. 🔔 Subscribe to Ecclesia Orans — the prayers of the Church sung in Latin, to pray, rest and adore. Leave a prayer intention in the comments; we pray for them. #NuncDimittis #Compline #GregorianChant #LatinChant #SacredMusic #NightPrayer #Catholic