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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Latinus Dismissus(A song of Simeon)

The Sunday School class I attend regularly just began looking at the book of Luke. One of the studies touched on Luke 2, which includes the account of Jesus' being presented at the temple shortly after his birth and the reaction of Simeon(verses 29-32). Simeon's words are at times have been part of the Lutheran liturgy in the form song called the NUNC DIMMITUS(Latin for dismissal). One of the discussions that came up during our study was that some folks miss singing the NUNC DIMITTUS in worship. A few days later, I was messing around with the words of Simeon and came up with the song posted below. We are planning to include in our IGNITE! worship service in December, since it will be falling during the week after Christmas. It may end up being included in the service on a regular basis if all goes well.
My original title for it was Latinus Dismissus, but I think A SONG OF SIMEON will be more fitting to use in a worship setting.

Latinus Dismissus(A SONG OF SIMEON)

Lord, precious Lord, let your humble servant
Lord, let your servant depart in peace
Lord, precious Lord, let your humble servant
Lord, let your servant go in peace

I have seen the truth today
Your promise fills my eyes
I have seen your saving grace
Your love rains from the skies

I have seen the way today
Your promise fills my heart
I have seen new life begin
Jesus is its start.

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