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Illuminaire Jerusalem

Original Text

English Translation

Illuminare Jerusalem,
quia venit lux tua,
et gloria Domini super te orta est.
Alleluia.

Et ambulabunt gentes in lumine tuo,
et reges in splendore ortus tui,
et gloria Domini super te orta est.
Alleluia.

Shine, Jerusalem,
for your light has come,
and the glory of God has risen over you.
Alleluia.

And nations will come in your light,
and kings in the splendor of your rising,
and the glory of God has risen over you.
Alleluia.

This piece was performed by the SFBC in Psallite! A Candlelight Christmas on December 4, 2004.