Note. Some readers will at first sight be afraid of the Latin form of the Te Deum. It is however so important to the clear understanding of this beautiful Hymn that we hope they will piece together the English words and their Latin equivalents.
The task will not be really difficult, for most of the words are almost
English already.
It will not surprise them to find that Tu is Thou, and Te Thee, that Tibi is To Thee, and Dominum Lord, and so on. We think that most of the words will be understood by any one who is familiar with the English.
Aculeo, in line 7, means sting, and crederis esse venturus means Thou-art-believed to-be about-to-come.
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CHAPTER VIII.
PRAISE.
IV. Te Deum laudamus.