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Te decet laus

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Thou art worthy of praise, thou art worthy of hymns, to Thee be glory: to God the Father and the Son with the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

Te decet laus, te decet hymnus: tibi glória Deo Patri, et Fílio, cum Spíritu Sancto in saécula saeculórum. Amen.

About this prayer

*To You belongs praise, to You belongs the hymn* — a brief doxology to the Trinity.

History

The Rule of St. Benedict appoints it to close the night office on Sundays, after the Gospel.

*Breviarium Romanum*, via [Divinum Officium](https://www.divinumofficium.com)

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