Today is Saint Lucy Day, honoring the martyr of the Diocletian persecutions in the Third Century. The name Lucy is derived from the Latin “lux”, “light”. So today’s Advent piece is Edward Elgar’s “Lux Aeterna”. You'll recognize the melody as Elgar's "Nimrod". Voces8 are the performers.
This is not specifically for Christmas, but a song about eternal light
seems appropriate to this season. Here are the lyrics:
Lux aeterna
luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis
tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Requiem
aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux
perpetua luceat eis.
May eternal
light shine upon them, O Lord,
with your
saints in eternity, for you are merciful.
Grant them
eternal rest,
O Lord, and
let eternal light shine upon them.
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