Song of Simeon
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
Luke 2:29–32 · BSB
In Latin
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine,
secundum verbum tuum in pace:
quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum,
quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:
lumen ad revelationem gentium,
et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
About this prayer
The words of the old man Simeon when he took the infant Jesus in his arms in the Temple (Luke 2:29-32). The Church has sung it at the close of the day for well over a thousand years: at Compline in the Roman tradition and at Evening Prayer in the Anglican. The words come from your chosen Bible.