31 December 2018

Word of the Day: Te Deum Laudamus

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS. "We praise You, O god." first words of an ancient Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, sometimes called the Ambrosian hymn but now believed to have been written by St. Niketas in the fourth century.
✠✠JMJ✠✠
Traditionally, rather than singing 'Auld Lang Syne' at midnight to greet the New Year, the Te Deum Laudamus was said or sung.

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