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Gabriel Fauré: Requiem I. Introitus - Kyrie Choir, tenorsRequiem aeternam dona eis Domineet lux perpetua luceat eis Grant them eternal rest, o Lord,and may perpertual light shine upon them SopranosTe decet hymnus, Deus in Sionet tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem Thou, o God, art praised in Sion, and unto Thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. ChoirExaudi orationem meamad te omnis caro veniet Hear my prayer,unto Thee shall all flesh come. Kyrie eleison,Christe eleisonKyrie eleison. Lord have mercy,Christ have mercy,Lord have mercy II. Offertorium Altos, tenorsO Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriaelibera animas defunctorumde poenis inferni et de profundo lacuO Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriaelibera animas defunctorum de ore leonisne absorbeat eus Tartarus ne cadant in obscurum. Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hells and from the bottomless pit.Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,Deliver them from the lions mouth,nor let them fall into darkness,neither the black abyss swallow them up. Altos, tenors, bassesO Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriaene cadant in obscurum. Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,neither the black abyss swallow them up. Baritone soloHostias et preces tibi Domine, laudis offerimustu suscipe pro animabus illisquarum hodie memoriam facimusFac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitamQuam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eus. We offer unto Thee this sacrifice of prayer and praiseReceive it for those soulswhom today we commemorate.Allow them, o Lord, to cross from death into the life which once Thou didst promise to Abraham and his seed. ChorusO Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriaelibera animas defunctorumde poenis inferni et de profundo lacune cadant in obscurum.Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hells and from the bottomless pit.Nor let them fall into