Nunc dimittis

Nunc dimittis (English: now you may dismiss) are the opening words of Simeon's song of praise on the occasion of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. After seeing Jesus, Simeon joyfully proclaims that he has seen God's salvation. Simeon had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die without seeing the Saviour. Source of text: Luke 2:29-31; usually followed by the minor doxology Gloria Patri.
In the Church of England, the Book of Common Prayer combined the offices of Vespers and Compline, stipulating that both the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis be sung at Evening Prayer. For this reason, the Nunc dimittis is often found set to music in a pair with the Magnificat (see Category:Evening Canticles). In the traditional Roman rite, the Nunc dimittis also forms the Tract for Mass of the Presentation in the season after Septuagesima.
Contents
Musical settings at CPDL
In English, as part of an Evening Service
- Charles H. Giffen, ATBarB and SATB a cappella editions
- Harrison Hackett SATB
Other settings
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Johann Christoph Bach — Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener
- John Bertalot — Fauxbourdon
- Simon Biazeck — Evening Service for Men's Voices (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis)
- Simon Biazeck — Evening Service: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
- Simon Biazeck — Nunc dimittis Octavi Toni
- William Byrd — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
- John Clarke-Whitfeld — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F
- Iacopo Corfini — Nunc dimittis a 8
- George Day — Evening Service in F
- John Bacchus Dykes — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F
- George Dyson — Evening Service in D
- Thomas Ebdon — Evening Service in C
- Harvey Bartlett Gaul — Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant
- Alan Gray — Evening Service in F minor
- Gregorian chant — Nunc dimittis
- Cuthbert Harris — Evening Service
- Edmund Hooper — The 'Flat' Service - Nunc dimittis
- Edward John Hopkins — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
- Samuel Jacobi — Nunc dimittis
- Meirion Wynn Jones — The Second Service
- Charles King — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
- Tanmoy Laskar — Nunc dimittis
- Charles Macpherson — Evening Service in G
- Arthur Henry Mann — Nunc Dimittis in E
- Francis Melville — Kensington Service
- Francis Melville — Melville in A "The Service of Terrible Thirsts"
- Francis Melville — Nunc Brevis
- Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in A
- Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in D Major
- T. Tertius Noble — Evening Canticles in b minor
- Malcolm Pearce — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Childrey Service)
- Tim Pratt — Evening Canticles in F
- Tim Pratt — Nunc Dimittis (St. Finian's)
- Jeffrey Quick — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
- Kathryn Rose — Nunc dimittis
- John Sheppard — Media vita a 6
- Richard Sheppard — Nunc dimittis
- Alastair Stout — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: The Saint Andrew's Service
- Roger Teichmann — Nunc Dimittis
- Scott Villard — Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Common texts
|
The Book of Common Prayer, 1662 |
|
New Testament text & translations
Νυν απολύεις τον δούλον σου, Δέσποτα, κατά το ρήμα σου εν ειρήνη, |
Ниње отпушчајеши |
Modern Chinese: |
Classical Chinese: |
Heer laat Uw dienaar nu, |
Herre, nu lader du din tjener gå bort |
Ora lascia, o Signore, che il tuo servo |
Metrical versions
Old Version Metrical Psalter 86. 86 (C.M.) |
New Version Metrical Psalter (CM) |