SEQUENCE SAID AT MASS FOR THE DEAD Dies iræ, dies illa, Solvet sæclum in favilla; Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Tuba mirum spargens sonum Mors stupebit et natura, Liber scriptus proferetur, Forget not what my ransom cost, Thou, who for me didst feel such pain, Thou, whom avenging powers obey, Whose load my soul with anguish bears, Thou, who wast moved with Mary's grief, And, by absolving of the thief Hast given me hope, now give relief. Preserve me from the dangerous snare, Among the chosen right-hand race, From that insatiate abyss, Where flames devour and serpents hiss, Promote me to thy seat of bliss. |