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[[Image:Presentation fra angelico.jpg|thumb|180px|''The Presentation'' by {{w|Fra Angelico}}]]
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'''''Nunc dimittis''''' (English: ''now you may dismiss'') are the opening words of Simeon's song of praise on the occasion of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. After seeing Jesus, Simeon joyfully proclaims that he has seen God's salvation. Simeon had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die without seeing the Saviour. Source of text: Luke 2:29-31; usually followed by the minor doxology ''Gloria Patri''.

In the Church of England, the ''Book of Common Prayer'' combined the offices of [[Vespers]] and {{CiteCat|Compline}}, stipulating that both the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis be sung at Evening Prayer. For this reason, the Nunc dimittis is often found set to music in a pair with the Magnificat (see [[:Category:Evening Canticles]]). In the traditional Roman rite, the Nunc dimittis also forms the Tract for Mass of the Presentation in the season after Septuagesima.







==Notes on selected settings==
===In English, as part of an Evening Service===
{{Top}}
*[[Nunc dimittis (John Alcock Sr.)|John Alcock Sr.]]
*[[Nunc dimittis (John Alcock Jr.)|John Alcock Jr.]]
*[[Henry Aldrich]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor (Henry Aldrich)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Henry Aldrich)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Henry Aldrich)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G]]
* Geoff Allan
**[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F (Geoff Allan)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]] SB.SATB
*[[John Amner]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Caesar's service) (John Amner)|Caesar's service in G]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) (John Amner)|Dorian]]
*[[Evening Service in G Major (Crys Armbrust)|Crys Armbrust in G]] SATB divisi
*[[Evening Service in A Major (Samuel Arnold)|Samuel Arnold in A]] SATB organ ad lib.
*[[Evening service in D Major (Edward Bairstow)|Edward Bairstow]] in D SATB with organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby in E]] SATB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Thomas Barrow)|Thomas Barrow in F]] SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the Fourth Service (Adrian Batten)|Adrian Batten]] (from the ''Fourth service'')
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor (William Bennett)|William Bennett in E minor]] SATB
*[[Fauxbourdon (John Bertalot)|John Bertalot]] Fauxbourdons SATB divisi
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) (Elway Bevin)|Elway Bevin]] SAATB
*Simon Biazek
**[[Evening Service for Men's Voices (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) (Simon Biazeck)|For men's voices]] ATB (organ ''ad lib.'')
**[[Evening Service: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Simon Biazeck)|Evensing Service]] SATB with organ
**See also Latin ''Octavi toni'' setting below
*[[Simeon's hymn (Nunc dimittis) (Peter Bird)|Peter Bird]] SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor (Hugh Blair)|Hugh Blair in B minor]] SSAATTBB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (John Blow)|John Blow in G]] SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Clifford Boyd)|Clifford Boyd]] SATB
*[[Evening Canticles in F (Herbert Brewer)|Herbert Brewer in F]] SATB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Herbert Brewer)|Herbert Brewer in D]] SATB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Albertus Bryne)|Albertus Bryne in G]] SATB
*[[Evening Service in F (Edward Bunnett)|Edward Bunnett in F]] SATB organ
*[[William Byrd]]
**[[Short Evening Service (William Byrd)|from the ''Short Evening Service'']] SAATTB
**[[Second Service (William Byrd)|from the ''Second Service'']] Alto verse, SAATB & organ
**[[Third Service (William Byrd)|<span style="color:gray">from the ''Third Service''</span>]] SAATB All editions withdrawn
**[[Great Service Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (William Byrd)|''Great Service'']] SAATB.SAATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (William Byrd)|Fauxbourdons]] SATBB
**''See also Latin setting below''
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat (John Baptiste Calkin)|John Baptiste Calkin in B flat]] SATB organ
*[[Evening Service (Thomas Causton)|Thomas Causton]] SATB
*[[William Child]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]] SSATB (SSATBB in doxology)
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor]] SSAATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in Eb]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (William Child)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (John Church)|John Church]]
*[[Nunc dimittis (Thomas Clark)|Thomas Clark]]
*[[John Clarke-Whitfeld]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (II) (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (II)]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (short service) (John Clarke-Whitfeld)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (short service)]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Benjamin Cooke)|Benjamin Cooke]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (Robert Cooke)|Robert Cooke]]
* [[Robert Creighton]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (Robert Creighton)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (Robert Creighton)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat]]
*[[Falsobordone Canticles (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in the 7th Tone (Christoph Dalitz)|Christoph Dalitz]] SATB, SSAA, or TTBB
*[[Evening Service in E flat (Henry Walford Davies)|Henry Walford Davies in E flat]] SATB org (treble & bass solos)
*[[Evening Service in B minor (Colin Davey)|Colin Davey]] ATB
*[[Evening Service in F (George Day)|George Day]] in F SATB with organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (William Dixon)|William Dixon]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Thomas Sanders Dupuis)|Thomas Sanders Dupuis]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (John Bacchus Dykes)|John Bacchus Dykes in F]] SATB with organ
*[[Evening Service in C (Thomas Ebdon)|Thomas Ebdon in C]] SATB (can./dec.) basso seguente
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (Richard Farrant)|Richard Farrant]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat (John Ferrabosco)|John Ferrabosco]]
*[[Evening service in F minor (James Gibb)|James Gibb]] SATB & organ
*Orlando Gibbons
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short Service) (Orlando Gibbons)|from the "Short Service"]] SATB (with antiphony requiring 8 singers) <!--[[The Short Service (Orlando Gibbons)]] is a redundant link-->
**[[Nunc Dimittis from the Second Service (Orlando Gibbons)|from the Second Service]] SAATB with verse SSAT & organ
**''see also setting of [[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)|"Grant now in peace" to <small>TUNE 3</small>]] below''
*[[Nunc dimittis (Charles H. Giffen)|Charles H. Giffen]], ATBarB and SATB ''a cappella'' editions
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (Nathaniel Giles)|Nathaniel Giles]] SAATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (John Goldwin)|John Goldwin]] SATB
*[[Evening Service in F minor (Alan Gray)|Alan Gray in F minor]] SATB.SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (Maurice Greene)|Maurice Greene]] SSAATTBB
*[[Nunc Dimittis Canonico Johannes (Harrison Hackett)|Harrison Hackett]] SATB
*Christopher Hampson
**[[Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in G (Christopher Hampson)|Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in G]] SATB & organ
**[[Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in C (Christopher Hampson)|Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in C]] SATB & organ
*[[Evening Service (Cuthbert Harris)|Cuthbert Harris]] SATB & organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (James Hawkins)|James Hawkins]] SATB
*[[Nunc Dimittis - Pons Stephani (Dalwyn Henshall)|Dalwyn Henshall]] SATB (English)
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (John Hilton the elder)|John Hilton the elder]] in G minor SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor (Pelham Humfrey)|Pelham Humfrey]] (from ''Service in E minor'', English) SATB
*[[William Jackson of Exeter]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (William Jackson)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]] SSATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (William Jackson)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat]] SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Charles Jones)|Charles Jones]]  SATB
*[[Thomas Kelway]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (Thomas Kelway)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (Thomas Kelway)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B minor (Thomas Kelway)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (Thomas Kelway)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (James Kent)|James Kent]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (John Kilpatrick)|John Kilpatrick]]
{{Middle}}
*[[Charles King]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (Charles King)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (Charles King)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Charles King)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Charles King)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Charles King)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A (Ralph Letts)|Ralph Letts in A]] SATB & organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor (Henry Loosemore)|Henry Loosemore]] in D minor
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (John Lugge)|John Lugge]]
*[[Evening Service in G (Charles Macpherson)|Charles Macpherson (Evening Service in G)]] SATB & organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, 3 Faux Bourdon Settings (Denis Mason)|Denis Mason]]
*[[Nunc dimittis, Op. 69, No. 1 (Felix Mendelssohn)|Felix Mendelssohn (Nunc dimittis, Op. 69 No. 1)]] from [[Three Motets, Op. 69 (Felix Mendelssohn)|Opus 69]] SATB (plus semichorus) German underlay as well
*[[Henry Molle]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) (Henry Molle)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian)]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Henry Molle)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
*Thomas Morley
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis - Fauxbourdon (Thomas Morley)|Fauxbourdon]]
**[[Short Evening Service (Thomas Morley)|<span style="color:gray">Short Evening Service</span>]] ATTB All editions withdrawn
*[[Nunc Dimittis (William Mundy)|William Mundy (Nunc Dimittis)]] SAATB.SAATB
*[[James Nares]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (James Nares)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (James Nares)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
*Edward Woodall Naylor
**[[Evening Service in D Major (Edward Woodall Naylor)|in D]] ATB.ATB organ
**[[Evening Service in A (Edward Woodall Naylor)|in A]] SATB.SATB
*[[Evening Canticles in b minor (T. Tertius Noble)|T Tertius Noble]] in B minor SATB organ
*[[Nunc dimittis (from The First Service) (Robert Parsons)|Robert Parsons]] (from ''The First Service'')
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (Nathaniel Patrick)|Nathaniel Patrick]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Childrey Service) (Malcolm Pearce)|Malcolm Pearce]] (''Childrey Service'') ATBB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Richard Portman)|Richard Portman]]
*Tim Pratt
**[[Evening Canticles in F (Tim Pratt)|in F]] SATB + S solo & organ
**[[Nunc Dimittis (St. Finian's) (Tim Pratt)|''St Finian's'']] SATB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat (William Prendergast)|William Prendergast]] SATB organ
*Henry Purcell
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Z 230/7 & 8 (Henry Purcell)| in B flat major, Z 230/8]] SATB (verse SSA)
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z 231 (Henry Purcell)| in G minor, Z 231]] SATB (Gloria Patri seems to be an addition)
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Jeffrey Quick)|Jeffrey Quick]] SATB organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Robert Ramsey)|Robert Ramsey]] SATB
*[[Nunc Dimittis (Tim Risher)|Tim Risher (Nunc dimittis)]] (in English)
*[[Benjamin Rogers]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]]
*[[Nunc dimittis (Kathryn Rose)|Kathryn Rose (Nunc dimittis)]] SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (William Russell)|William Russell]]
*[[Nunc dimittis (Richard Sheppard)|Richard Sheppard (Nunc dimittis)]] (Anglican chant) SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Henry Thomas Smart)|Henry Thomas Smart in F]] SATB & organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (John Smith)|John Smith]] SATB (in English)
*John Stainer
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (John Stainer)|in E flat]] SATB & organ
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat (John Stainer)|in B flat]] SATB (div. SATTBB) & organ
**[[Nunc dimittis in D minor (John Stainer)|''Nunc dimittis'' only in d minor]] SATB & organ
*[[Charles Villiers Stanford]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Op. 10 (Charles Villiers Stanford)|in B flat, Op. 10]]
**[[Evening Canticles in A, op. 12 (Charles Villiers Stanford)|in A, Op. 12]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F major, Op. 36 (Charles Villiers Stanford)|in F, Op. 36]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G, Op. 81 (Charles Villiers Stanford)|in G, Op. 81]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C, Op. 115 (Charles Villiers Stanford)|in C, Op. 115]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (William Stonard)|William Stonard]] in C
*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: The Saint Andrew's Service (Alastair Stout)|Alistair Stout]] (''St Andrew's Service'') SATB + SATB soli & organ
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) (Nicholas Strogers)|Nicholas Strogers]] Dorian SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) (Thomas Tallis)|Thomas Tallis (from ''Short Service in the Dorian mode'')]] SATB
*[[Nunc Dimittis (Roger Teichmann)|Roger Teichmann (Nunc dimittis)]] SATB
*Thomas Tomkins
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The First Service (Thomas Tomkins)|''The First Service'']] SATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Second Service (Thomas Tomkins)|''The Second Service'']] SATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Fifth Service (Thomas Tomkins)|''The Fifth Service'']] SATB organ (SAAB verse)
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (John Travers)|John Travers]]
*[[William Turner]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (William Turner)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (William Turner)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E]]
*[[Christopher Tye]]
**[[Lord, let thy servant (Christopher Tye)|Lord, let thy servant]] (in English)
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Christopher Tye)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis]] ''"to Mr Parsley's Service"'' SATB
*[[Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Scott Villard)|Scott Villard]] ATB or SATB
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in d minor (Thomas Attwood Walmisley)|Thomas Attwood Walmisley in d minor]] SATB organ
*[[Thomas Weelkes]]
**[[Sixth Evening Service in D (Thomas Weelkes)|from ''Sixth Evening Service'']] SSAATB
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the Short Service (Thomas Weelkes)|from ''Short Service'']]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Samuel Wesley)|Samuel Wesley]]
*[[Samuel Sebastian Wesley]]
**[[Chant Service in G (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)|Nunc dimittis]] (from ''Chant Service in G'')
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)|Nunc dimittis]] (from ''Evening Service in E'')
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (Thomas Wilson)|Thomas Wilson]] SATB
*[[Michael Wise]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor (Michael Wise)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor]]
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (Michael Wise)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat]]
*[[Charles Wood]]
**Evening Service in A flat (U)
**[[Evening Service in C Minor (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in C Minor]]
**[[Evening Service in D Major (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in D Major]]
**[[Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 1 (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 1]]
**[[Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 2 (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in E Flat Major, number 2]]
**[[Evening Service in E Major (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in E Major]] (Men's voices)
**[[Evening Service in E Minor (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in E Minor]]
**[[Evening Service in F Minor/A Flat Major (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in F Minor/A Flat Major]]
**[[Evening Service in F Major (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in F Major (Collegium Regale)]]
**[[Evening service in G a 3 (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in G]] ATB
**[[Evening Service in G a 8 (Charles Wood)|Evening Service in G]] SATB.SATB
**[[Evening Service, Tone VI/V (Charles Wood)|Evening Service, Tone VI/V]]
**[[Nunc dimittis in B flat (Charles Wood)|Nunc dimittis in B flat]]
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat (Richard Woodward)|Richard Woodward]]
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===Other settings===
{{Top}}
*[[Herr, nun lästu deinen Diener (Johann Rudolf Ahle)|Johann Rudolf Ahle]] Bass solo, with viol consort German
*Anonymous
**[[Nunc dimittis (Gregorian chant)|Gregorian chant]]
**[[Nunc dimittis (sexti toni) (Anonymous)|Circle of Lassus c. 1585 (sexti toni)]] SSAATTBB Latin, possibly by Lassus
*[[Ninje otpuščaješi (Nunc dimittis) (Alexander Arkhangelsky)|Alexander Arkhangelsky]] SATB in Slavonic: ''Ninje otpuščaješi ''
*[[Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener (Johann Christoph Bach)|Johann Christoph Bach]] SATB.SATB German
*[[Nunc dimittis a 11 (Juan Barter)|Juan Barter]] Solo tenor, SATB.SATB, violins and harp
*[[Nunc dimittis a 5 (Juan Barter)|Juan Barter]] Solo soprano and SATB + bc
*[[Nunc dimittis Octavi Toni (Simon Biazeck)|Simon Biazek]] ''Octavi toni'' AATTBB Latin
*[[Simeon's Song (Claude Buchanan)]] SATB (does not include Gloria Patri)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Gradualia) (William Byrd)|William Byrd]] from ''Gradualia I'' SATBarB Latin
*[[Pavel Chesnokov]]
**[[Ninje otpustjajesjie I (Pavel Chesnokov)|Ninje otpustjajesjie I]] TTBBBB with bass solo.
**[[Ninje otpustjajesjie II (Pavel Chesnokov)|Ninje otpustjajesjie II]] SSATTBBB.
*[[Nunc dimittis a 8 (Iacopo Corfini)|Iacopo Corfini]] SATB.SATB Latin
*[[Christoph Dalitz]]
**[[Nunc dimittis a 2 (Christoph Dalitz)|Nunc dimittis a 2]] ST or AB or SA Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis a 3 (Christoph Dalitz)|Nunc dimittis a 3]] SAT or ATB or SSA or TTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis a 4 (Christoph Dalitz)|Nunc dimittis a 4]] SATB or ATBB Latin
*[[O Lord because my heart's desire (William Daman)|William Daman "O Lord because my heart's desire"]] SATB metrical paraphrase
*[[Herre, nun lässt (Christoph Demantius)|Christoph Demantius]] SSATTB German
*[[Nunc dimittis (John Farmer)|John Farmer]] SATB metrical paraphrase
*[[Melchior Franck]]
**[[Nunc dimittis servum tuum (Melchior Franck)|Nunc dimittis a 6]] SSATTB Latin
**[[Herr, nun lessestu deinen Diener (Melchior Franck)|Herr, nun lessestu deinen Diener]] SSATTB German
**[[Nunc dimittis a 7 (Melchior Franck)|Nunc dimittis a 7]] SSATTBB Latin
*[[Lumen ad revelationem (Hernando Franco)]] SATTB
*[[Nunc dimittis (Amadio Freddi)|Amadio Freddi]] Latin, SSTTB + violin, cornetto, organ.
*[[Nunc dimittis a 14 (Giovanni Gabrieli)|Giovanni Gabrieli]] a 14 in 3 cori
*[[Lumen ad revelationem (Marco da Gagliano)|Marco da Gagliano]] SATB (with antiphon [[Lumen ad revelationem]] for SATTB)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Mariano Garau)|Mariano Garau]] SAB
*[[Nunc dimittis a 10 (Luis Vicente Gargallo)|Luis Vicente Gargallo]] A.SST.SATB with "small bassoon" accompaniment
*[[Nunc dimittis a 10 II (Luis Vicente Gargallo)|Luis Vicente Gargallo]] ST.SSAT.SATB with BC accompaniment
*[[Giovanni Giorgi]]
**[[Lumen ad revelationem (Giovanni Giorgi)|Lumen ad revelationem]] SATB
**[[Salmo Nunc dimittis per Compieta à otto concertato (Giovanni Giorgi)|''Salmo Nunc dimittis per Compieta'' a 8]] SATB.SATB
*[[Nunc dimittis (Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki)|Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki]] SATB 2 violins & bc
*[[Or laisse Créateur (Claude Goudimel)|Claude Goudimel: ''Or laisse Créateur'']] SATB
*[[Nunc dimittis (Alexander Gretchaninoff)|Alexander Gretchaninoff]] SATB with divisi, adapted to English
*[[Nunc dimittis servum tuum (Adam Gumpelzhaimer)|Adam Gumpelzhaimer]] SATB.SATB Latin
*[[Nunc dimittis (Jacobus Haffner)|Jacobus Haffner]] SATB & basso seguente
*[[Herr nun lässt du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren (Andreas Hammerschmidt)|Andreas Hammerschmidt: ''Herr nun lässt du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren'']] a 6
*[[Nunc dimittis (Hans Leo Hassler)|Hans Leo Hassler]] SATTB
*Johann Michael Haydn
**[[Nunc dimittis, MH 355 (Johann Michael Haydn)|MH 355]] SATB, 2 horns 2 vln bc
*[[Nunc dimittis (1915) (Gustav Holst)|Gustav Holst]] SSAATTBB Latin
*[[Nyne otpushchayeshi (Dobri Hristov)|Dobri Hristov]] (in Slavonic)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Josquin des Prez)|Josquin Desprez]] SATB (without ''Gloria Patri'')
*[[Nyne otpushchayeshi nr. 3 (Alexander Dmitriyevich Kastalsky)|Alexander Kastalsky]] (in Slavonic)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Huub de Lange)|Huub de Lange]] SATB (Latin)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Orlando di Lasso)|Orlando di Lasso]]
**[[Nunc dimittis "Il magnanimo Pietro" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Il magnanimo Pietro" (primi toni)]] SSAATTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Oculi mei semper ad Dominum" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Oculi mei semper ad Dominum" (primi toni)]] SSATTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis Susanne un jour (Orlando di Lasso)|"Susanne un jour" (primi toni)]] SSATTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Heu mihi, Domine" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Heu mihi, Domine" (secundi toni)]] SATTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Un dubbio verno" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Un dubbio verno" (secundi toni)]] SSATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Se'l mio sempre per voi" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Se'l mio sempre per voi" (secundi toni)]] SATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Come havran fin" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Come havran fin" (tertii toni)]] SATB/SAAT Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Io son sì stanco" (Orlando di Lasso)|"Io son sì stanco" (quarti toni)]] SAATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis (quarti toni a5) (Orlando di Lasso)|Quarti toni (a5)]] SSATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis (quarti toni a4) (Orlando di Lasso)|Quarti toni (a4)]] SATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis (quinti toni) (Orlando di Lasso)|Quinti toni]] SATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis (septimi toni) (Orlando di Lasso)|Septimi toni]] SATB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis (octavi toni) (Orlando di Lasso)|Octavi toni]] SATB Latin
**''see also anonymous''
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*[[Rudolph di Lasso]]
**[[Nunc dimittis Haec est vera fraternitas (Rudolph di Lasso)|"Haec est vera fraternitas" (secundi toni)]] SSATTB Latin
**[[Nunc dimittis "Der Tag der ist so freudenreich" (Rudolph di Lasso)|"Der Tag der ist so freudenreich" (quinti toni)]] SSATTB Latin
*[[Nunc dimittis servum tuum (Giovanni Legrenzi)|Giovanni Legrenzi]] SATTB & bc
*[[Nyne otpushchayesi (Gavriil Lomakin)|Gavriil Lomakin]] SATB (in Slavonic)
*[[Cristóbal de Morales]] (re-arranged Magnificats)
**[[Nunc Dimittis Tertii Toni "Quia Viderunt" (Cristóbal de Morales)|Tertii Toni "Quia Viderunt"]] SATB
**[[Nunc Dimittis Quarti Toni "Quia Viderunt" (Cristóbal de Morales)|Quarti Toni "Quia Viderunt"]] SATB
*[[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]]
**[[Salva nos and Nunc dimittis (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Nunc dimittis a 4]] (with antiphon ''Salva nos'')
**[[Nunc dimittis a 4-5 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Nunc dimittis a 5 (tone 3)]]
**[[Lumen ad revelationem gentium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Nunc dimittis a 5 (tone 8)]] as verses of antiphon ''Lumen ad revelationem'' (attrib.)
**[[Nunc dimittis a 8 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Nunc dimittis a 8]]
**[[Nunc dimittis a 12 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Nunc dimittis a 12]]
*[[Nunc dimittis (Silla Palestrina)|Silla Palestrina]] SSATTB
*[[Nunc dimittis (John Playford)|John Playford]] (STB + cont.)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Hieronymus Praetorius)|Hieronymus Praetorius]] SATB.SATB (Latin)
*[[Nunc dimittis servum tuum (Michael Praetorius)|Michael Praetorius]] SATB.SATB (Latin w/o Gloria Patri)
*[[Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon) (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Thomas Ravenscroft]] (OV Metrical Psalter)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Jacob Regnart)|Jacob Regnart]] SSATBarB (Latin, omits "quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum" as well as "Gloria Patri")
*[[Heinrich Schütz]]
**[[Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, SWV 352 (Heinrich Schütz)|SWV 352]] B (in German, omits ''Gloria'')
**[[Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, SWV 432 (Heinrich Schütz)|SWV 432]] SSATTB (in German, omits ''Gloria'')
**[[Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, SWV 433 (Heinrich Schütz)|SWV 433]] SSATTB (in German, omits ''Gloria'')
*[[Nunc dimittis (Annibale Stabile)|Annibale Stabile]] a 8
*[[Herre, nu lestu deinen Diener (Johann Stobäus)|Johann Stobäus]] SATTB (German)
* [[Cantique de Siméon (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)|Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] SSATB, SSATTB (French)
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in Latin (Thomas Tallis)|Thomas Tallis a 5]] SATB + reconstructed Bar (Latin)
*[[Canticum Simeonis (František Tůma)|František Tůma]] SATB, 2 vlns & bc
*[[Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren (Franz Tunder)|Franz Tunder (Herr, nun lässest…)]] BB & 5-part strings
*[[Nunc dimittis (Lumen ad revelationem) (Christopher Upton)|Christopher Upton]] (Latin)
*[[Nunc dimittis (Alexander Utendal)|Alexander Utendal]] SATTB (Latin)
*[[Francisco Valls]]
**[[Nunc dimittis a 10 (Francisco Valls)|Nunc dimittis a 10]] ST.SATB.SATB bc (Latin)
**[[Nunc dimittis a 6 (Francisco Valls)|Nunc dimittis a 6]] SS.SATB + bc (Latin)
**[[Nunc dimittis a 15 (Francisco Valls)|Nunc dimittis a 15]] A.TT.SST.SATB + instruments (Latin)
*[[Ivo de Vento]]
**[[Nunc dimittis (tone 8) (Ivo de Vento)|First setting (tone 8)]]
**[[Nunc dimittis (tone 4) (Ivo de Vento)|Second setting (tone 4)]]
*[[Tomás Luis de Victoria]]
**[[Nunc dimittis (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Nunc dimittis a 4 (tertii toni)]]
**[[Nunc dimittis a 5 (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|<span style="color:gray">Nunc dimittis a 5 (septimi toni)</span>]]
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==Common texts==
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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.

[[Gloria Patri]], et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.}}
{{Middle|3}}{{Text|English|
'''The Book of Common Prayer, 1662'''
{{Lord}}, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.}}
{{Middle|3}}{{Text|German|

Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, wie du gesagt hast.
Denn meine Augen haben deinen Heiland gesehen,
welchen du bereitet hast vor allen Völkern,
ein Licht zu erleuchten die Heiden, und zum Preis deines Volk Israel.

Ehre sei dem Vater und dem Sohn und dem Heiligen Geist,
wie im Anfang, so auch jetzt und alle Zeit, und in Ewigkeit. Amen.}}
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==New Testament text & translations==
{{Top}}{{Text|Greek|
Νυν απολύεις τον δούλον σου, Δέσποτα, κατά το ρήμα σου εν ειρήνη,
ότι είδον οι οφθαλμοί μου το σωτήριόν σου,
ο ητοίμασας κατά πρόσωπον πάντων των λαών,
φως εις αποκάλυψιν εθνών και δόξαν λαού σου Ισραήλ.}}

{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Russian|
Ныне отпущаеши раба Твоего, Владыко,
по глаголу Твоему, с миром;
яко видеста очи мои спасение Твое,
еже еси уготовал пред лицем всех людей,
свет во откровение языков,
и славу людей Твоих Израиля.}}

{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Serbian|
Ниње отпушчајеши
Сад отпушташ у миру, слугу својега,
Господе, по речи својој;
Јер видеше очи моје Спасење твоје;
Које си уготовио пред лицем свију народа.
Светлост, да просвећује незнабошце,
и славу народа твојега Израиља.}}
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{{Top}}{{Translation|Chinese|
''Modern Chinese:''
主啊！現在可照禰的話，放禰的僕人平安去了！
因為我親眼看見了禰的救援，
即禰在萬民之前早準備好的：
為作啟示異邦的光明，禰百姓以色列的榮耀。

光榮歸於父、及子、及聖神，
起初如何，今日亦然，直到永遠。亞孟。}}
{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Chinese|
''Classical Chinese:''
求我主宰，覆爾所示，
放爾僕人，安然謝世！
既見救恩，我心則慰，
念斯救恩，實爾所備；
普天生靈，咸仰其惠；
萬國之光，義塞之輝！}}

{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Dutch|
Heer laat Uw dienaar nu,
naar Uw woord, in vrede gaan.
Want mijn ogen hebben het heil aanschouwd
dat Gij hebt bereid voor het aanschijn van de volkeren:
een licht ter openbaring aan de heidenen,
de glorie van Uw volk Israel.}}
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{{Top}}{{Translation|Danish|
Herre, nu lader du din tjener gå bort
med fred efter dit ord.
For mine øjne har set din frelse,
som du har beredt for alle folk:
Et lys til åbenbaring for hedninger
og en herlighed for dit folk Israel.}}

{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Italian|
Ora lascia, o Signore, che il tuo servo
vada in pace secondo la tua parola,
perché i miei occhi hanno visto la tua salvezza,
preparata da te davanti a tutti i popoli,
luce per illuminare le genti
e gloria del tuo popolo, Israele.}}

{{Middle|3}}{{Translation|Vietnamese|
'''Compline'''
Muôn lạy Chúa, giờ đây, theo lời Ngài đã hứa, xin để tôi tớ này được an bình ra đi.
Vì chính mắt con được thấy ơn cứu độ
Chúa đã dành sẵn cho muôn dân:
đó là ánh sáng soi đường cho dân ngoại, là vinh quang của Ítraen dân Ngài.

Vinh danh Chúa Cha, và Chúa Con, cùng vinh danh Thánh Thần Thiên Chúa:
tự muôn đời, và chính hiện nay, luôn mãi đến thiên thu vạn đại. Amen.}}
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==Metrical versions==
===English Psalters===
{{Top}}{{Translation|English|
'''Old Version Metrical Psalter''' {{CiteCat|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
O Lord my God because my heart hath longed earnestly
My Lord and Saviour to behold and see before I die;
The joy and health of all mankind desired long before;
Who now is come into the world lost man for to restore.

Then suffer, Lord, thy servant now in peace for to depart,
According to thy holy word, which doth rejoice my heart;
Because my eyes which thou hast made to give my body light,
have now beheld thy saving health, which is the Lord of might.

Whom thou hast mercifully set, of thy abundant grace,
in open sight, and visible, before all people's face
The Gentiles to illuminate, who do in darkness dwell,
also to be the glory of thy people Israel.''}}

{{Middle}}{{Text|English|
'''New Version Metrical Psalter''' (CM)
Lord, let thy servant now depart into thy promis'd rest,
Since my expecting eyes have been with thy salvation blest;

Which till this time thy favour'd saints and prophets only knew;
Long since prepar'd, but now set forth in all the people's view.

A light to shew the heathen world the way to saving grace;
But, O! the light and glory both of Israel's chosen race.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the God whom we adore,
Be glory ; as it was, is now, and shall be evermore.}}
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===Genevan Psalter===
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{{Text|French|
''Versification by Clément Marot (1538)''
Or laisses, Createur,
En paix ton serviteur,
Ensuyant ta promesse:
Puisque mes yeux ont eu
Ce crédit d'avoir veu
De ton salut m'adresse.

Salut mis au devant
De ton peuple vivant,
Pour l'ouïr et le croire
Resource des petits,
Lumiere des Gentils
Et d'Israel la gloire.}}
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{{Text|Dutch|
''Translation Marnix van st Aldegonde (1580)''
Laet dijnen knecht voortaen,
O Heer, in vrede gaen.
Nae dijnen woord vol trouwen,
Want mijn gesicht verheugt
Mach met volkomen vregt,
Nu dijnen Heylant schouwen.

Den Heylant lang verbeyt,
End claerlijck voorbereyt
Den volckren, vanden Heere:
Een licht dwelck openbaer,
Den Heydnen schijnt seer claer,
Dijns vlcks Israels eere.}}
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