Te Deum
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Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel | 1 |
| Gloria in excelsis Deo | 1 |
| Lauda Sion Salvatorem | 1 |
| Te Deum laudamus | 1 |
| great doxology | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
Latin hymn ⓘ hymn of praise ⓘ liturgical chant ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfOrigin | 4th–5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Western Christianity ⓘ some other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Ambrose of Milan
ⓘ
Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Thee, O God, we praise ⓘ |
| genre |
canticle
ⓘ
hymn of thanksgiving ⓘ |
| hasNotableSettingBy |
Anton Bruckner
ⓘ
Antonín Dvořák ⓘ Arvo Pärt ⓘ Benjamin Britten ⓘ George Frideric Handel ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ Joseph Haydn ⓘ Marc-Antoine Charpentier ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
expression of thanksgiving
ⓘ
hymn of praise to God ⓘ solemn conclusion of offices or ceremonies ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement |
Matins in some traditions
ⓘ
Office of Readings ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
solemn occasions outside the regular office ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus |
part of Anglican Morning Prayer
ⓘ
part of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| musicalSetting |
Gregorian chant
ⓘ
orchestral settings ⓘ polyphonic settings ⓘ |
| openingWords |
Te Deum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Te Deum laudamus
|
| performancePractice |
sung by choir
ⓘ
sung by congregation ⓘ sung in alternation between choir and clergy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| textStructure |
non-metrical text
ⓘ
prose hymn ⓘ |
| theologyTheme |
Christology
ⓘ
eternal glory ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ intercession ⓘ praise of the Trinity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| use |
New Year’s Eve services in some traditions
ⓘ
civic ceremonies ⓘ coronation ceremonies ⓘ end-of-war thanksgivings ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ papal ceremonies ⓘ services of praise ⓘ services of thanksgiving ⓘ special religious ceremonies ⓘ victory celebrations ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gloria in excelsis Deo
this entity surface form:
Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel
this entity surface form:
Lauda Sion Salvatorem
this entity surface form:
great doxology
this entity surface form:
Te Deum laudamus