Pater noster

General information

The Lord's Prayer, Pater Noster or Our Father is a Christian prayer, commonly used in worship. As it appears in the Versicles and Responses at Evensong and Mattins, the Lord's Prayer has been set to music by some composers. The original text was in Greek, taken from the Gospels according to Matthew (in its most common form) and Luke.

For metrical versions of the Pater noster, see Our Father who in heaven art and Vater unser im Himmelreich.

External websites:

• Wikipedia article

Notes on selected settings

As an anthem

The following are in Latin except where stated otherwise.

Frank Adlam SATB & organ (English) Domenico Alaleona S or A solo Jacques Arcadelt SSAATTBB Anton Stepanovich Arensky SATB divisi (Church Slavonic) Dmitri Bortniansky SAA (Church Slavonic) Clifford Boyd SATB (English) Fritz Brodersen SATB Douglas Brooks-Davies I SATB (English) II SATB (English) Arnold von Bruck SATTB Hermes Coelho SATB, plus male unison Adrian Cuello SAB SATB Mariano Garau SATB I SATB III SSBarB (Italian) Charles Gounod SSAATB Óscar Manuel Paredes Grau SATB & orchestra Gregorian chant Unison (Spanish) Rene Grothmann SATB (German) Francisco Guerrero a 4 SATB a 8 SSAATTBB Winfried Grünewald SATB (Ancient Greek) Jacob Handl SSAATTBB, SSTTTTBB or AATTBBBB Hans Leo Hassler SSAT.ATBB Jos H. Hindriks SATB (Church Slavonic) Manfred Hößl SA & organ (German) Nobuaki Izawa SATB Josquin des Prez SATTTB or SATTBB Nikolai Kedrov SATB (Church Slavonic, as well as in English, Italian, Latin)

James W. Keefe Unison (English) Joachim Kelecom SATB, in Dutch, 2016 translation Alessandro Kirschner SATB (Italian) Craig Klampe SATB Józef Kocięda S or T (English) Huub de Lange SATB (French) Orlando di Lasso SATB SSATBB SAATTB Franz Liszt from Christus S. 3 SSATTBB & organ S. 29 SSATTBB & organ, (German) S.29 TTBB & organ S. 41 SATB & TTBB, & organ S.56 Baritone & organ Gonçalo Lourenço SAATBB Claudio Macchi TTBB Jacob Meiland SSATB (German) Giacomo Meyerbeer SATB Jorge Moreira SATB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB.SATB or ATTB.ATTB SSATB Leonhard Paminger ATTB Paolo Pandolfo S, with string ensemble Bar, with organ (Italian) A, with organ (Italian) Andreas Pevernage SMsATB (Latin) Pascal Picard SATB Costanzo Porta SATB Michael Praetorius SATB (German) SATB.SATB (Latin)

Jacob Regnart SATB Josef Rheinberger SATB.SATB (German) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov SATB (Latin, German and Flemish) Cipriano de Rore SATBB Martin Rudolph SATB (Latin, German, French, English, Spanish & Dutch) David Saslav SATB I (English) SATB II (English) Burkhart M. Schürmann SATB (German) Heinrich Schütz SWV 89 SATB (Latin) SWV 411 SATTB.SATB (German) SWV 429b SATB (German) Adriano Secco SATB Fábio Soldá SATB (New Testament Greek) Joseph G. Stephens SATB (English) David Joseph Stith ST & piano (English) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky SATB (Church Slavonic) SATB (Latin) Mario Tento SATB Giuseppe Verdi SSATB (Italian) Melchior Vulpius SATB SSATT or SSTTB SSAAATTTBB Philip van Wilder SSSA or SAAT Adrian Willaert SATB SATTTB Gioseffo Zarlino SATTTBB

English text for use in the versicles and responses of matins and evensong

English metrical settings

Plainsong (ferial tone) John Farmer (with standard text as well as original "Our Father which in heaven art") Graeme Martin, 3 different settings: SATB , ATB and SSAA

Simon Shaw SATB John Sheppard a 5 Robert Stone a 4 Christopher Upton a 4

William Billings SATB William Daman ATTB John Playford STB + cont.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Frank Adlam —  English SATB
• Domenico Alaleona —  Latin S,A
• Jacques Arcadelt —  Latin AATTTTBB, SSAATTBB
• Anton Stepanovich Arensky —  2 SATB
• Johann Sebastian Bach —  German SATB
• John Baldwin —  Latin STTBB
• Alberto Barea —  Latin SATB
• Maksim Sozontovich Berezovsky —  German SATB
• Dmitri Bortniansky —  Church Slavonic SAA
• Clifford Boyd —  English SATB
• Fritz Brodersen —  Latin SATB
• Douglas Brooks-Davies —  English SATB
• Douglas Brooks-Davies —  English SATB
• Arnold von Bruck —  Latin SATTB
• Ernest Carter —  English SATB
• Pierre Certon —  Latin SSATTB
• Hermes Coelho —  Latin SATB
• Louis Di Rocco and Daniele Colla —  English SATB
• Gasparo Costa —  Latin SATTB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SAB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SATB
• William Daman —  English ATTB
• Darasse —  French SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Italian SSBB
• Mariano Garau —  Italian STB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Charles Gounod —  Latin TTBB
• Charles Gounod —  Latin SSATTB, SAATTB, SSAATB
• Charles Gounod —  Latin SATB
• Óscar Manuel Paredes Grau —  Latin SATB
• Gregorian chant —  English Unison
• Gregorian chant —  Spanish Unison
• Rene Grothmann —  German SATB
• Winfried Grünewald —  Ancient Greek SATB
• Francisco Guerrero —  Latin SATB
• Francisco Guerrero —  Latin SSAATTBB
• Adam Gumpelzhaimer —  Ancient Greek SATB.SATB
• Jacob Handl —  Latin SSAATTBB, SSTTTTBB, AATTBBBB
• Hans Leo Hassler —  Latin SSAT.ATBB
• Jos H. Hindriks —  Church Slavonic SATB
• Manfred Hößl —  German SA
• Nobuaki Izawa —  Latin SATB
• Maistre Jhan —  Latin SAATB
• Josquin des Prez —  Latin SATTTB,SATTBB
• James W. Keefe —  English Unison
• Joachim Kelecom —  Dutch SATB
• Joachim Kelecom —  Latin SATB
• Alessandro Kirschner —  Italian SATB
• Craig Klampe —  Latin SATB
• Bernhard Klein —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Józef Kocięda —  English S, T
• Huub de Lange —  French SATB
• Orlando di Lasso —  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso —  Latin SSATBB
• Orlando di Lasso —  Latin SAATTB
• Francesco de Layolle —  Latin ATTB
• Francesco de Layolle —  Latin SATBB
• David Lesniaski —  English SATB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SSATTBB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin TTBB
• Franz Liszt —  German SSATTBB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SATB,TTBB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SATB
• Gonçalo Lourenço —  Latin SAATBB
• Claudio Macchi —  Latin TTBB
• Graeme Martin —  English ATB
• Graeme Martin —  English SSAA
• Graeme Martin —  English SATB
• Francis Melville —  English SATB
• Giacomo Meyerbeer —  Latin SATB
• Jorge Moreira —  Latin SATB
• Antoine de Mornable —  Latin SST
• Robert Page —  English SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin SSATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Leonhard Paminger —  Latin ATTB
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Italian B
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Italian A
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Latin S
• Andreas Pevernage —  Latin SAATB
• Francisco de Peñalosa —  Latin SATB
• Augustin Pfleger —  Latin SATB
• Peter Philips —  Latin SATTB
• Pascal Picard —  Latin SATB
• John Playford —  English STB
• Costanzo Porta —  Latin SATB
• Costanzo Porta —  Latin SATTB
• Michael Praetorius —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Michael Praetorius —  German SATB
• Jeffrey Quick —  Latin SATB
• Jacob Regnart —  Latin SATB
• Josef Rheinberger —  German SATB.SATB
• Jean Richafort —  Latin SATTB
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov —  4 SATB
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov —  French SATB
• Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck —  German SATB
• Louis Di Rocco —  Latin SATB
• Cipriano de Rore —  Latin ATTBB
• Martin Rudolph —  6 SATB
• David Saslav —  English SATB
• David Saslav —  English SATB
• Burkhart M. Schürmann —  German SATB
• Heinrich Schütz —  German SATB
• Heinrich Schütz —  German SATB
• Heinrich Schütz —  Latin SSAT,SATB
• Heinrich Schütz —  German SATB.SATTB
• Adriano Secco —  Latin SATB
• Harry Rowe Shelley —  English SATB
• John Sheppard —  English STTBB
• Fábio Soldá —  Greek SATB
• Nikolai Kedrov Sr. —  5 SATB
• Johann Staden —  Latin SATTB
• Joseph G. Stephens —  English SATB
• David Joseph Stith —  English ST
• Robert Stone —  English SATB, ATTB, ATBB, TTBB
• Igor Stravinsky —  Russian SATB
• Igor Stravinsky —  Latin SATB
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky —  Church Slavonic SATB
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky —  Church Slavonic SATB
• Mario Tento —  Latin SATB
• Christopher Upton —  English SATB
• Melchior Vulpius —  Latin SSAAATTTBB
• Melchior Vulpius —  Latin SATB
• Melchior Vulpius —  Latin SSATT,SSTTB
• Christoph Thomas Walliser —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Philip van Wilder —  Latin SSSA,SAAT
• Adrian Willaert —  Latin SATB
• Adrian Willaert —  Latin SATTTB
• Charles Wood —  English SATB
• Gioseffo Zarlino —  Latin SATTTBB

Original Ancient Greek text

 

Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς·
ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·
γεννηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,
ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον·
καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,
ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,
ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ·
[ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ
ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας·]
ἀμήν·

==Texts for traditional rites==

Roman Catholic Latin text Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum; Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo. [Quia tuum est regnum et potentia et gloria in sæcula sæculorum] Amen.

Anglican text (1662 BCP) English text Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. [For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen.

Russian Orthodox Church Slavonic text Slavonic characters Отче нашъ, иже еси на небесѣхъ, Да свѧтитсѧ имѧ Твое, Да прїидетъ царствїе Твое, Да бѹдет волѧ твоѧ, Якω на небеси и на земли. Хлѣбъ нашъ насѹщный даждь намъ днесь: И ωстави намъ долги наша, якоже и мы ωставлѧемъ должникωмъ нашимъ, И не введи нас во искѹшенїе, Но избави нас ѿ лѹкавагω. [Якω Твое есть царство и сила и слава во вѣки.] Аминь.

Russian transliteration Отче нашъ, иже еси на небесехъ, да свѧтитьсѧ имѧ Твое, да прiидетъ царствiе Твое. Да бѫдетъ воля Твоя яко на небеси [такъ] и на земли. Хлѣбъ нашъ насѫщьнъ даждь намъ дьньсь, и остави намъ длъгы нашѧ, яко[же] и мы оставляемъ длъжникомъ нашимъ. И не въведи насъ въ искушенiе, нъ избави [ны][насъ] от лѫкавого. [яко твое есть царствiе и сила и слава въ вѣкы.] Аминь.}}

Translations

Catalan Catalan translation Pare nostre, que esteu en el cel, sigui santificat el vostre nom; vingui a nosaltres el vostre regne; faci’s la vostra voluntat, així en la terra com es fa en el cel. El nostre pa de cada dia doneu-nos, Senyor, el dia d’avui; i perdoneu les nostres culpes, així com nosaltres perdonem els nostres deutors; i no permeteu que nosaltres caiguem en la temptació, ans deslliureu-nos de qualsevol mal. [Perquè són vostres per sempre, el regne, el poder i la glòria.] Amen. Chinese Chinese translation Translation 1 我們在天上的父， 願人都尊祢的名為聖， 願祢的國降臨， 願祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。 我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們， 免我們的債，如同我們免了人的債， 不叫我們遇見試探， 救我們脫離兇惡， 因為國度、權柄、榮耀，全是祢的， 直到永遠。阿們。 Translation 2 我們的天父， 願祢的名受顯揚， 願祢的國來臨， 願你的旨意奉行在人間，如同在天上。 求你今天賞給我們日用的食糧， 求你寬恕我們的罪過，如同我們寬恕別人一樣， 不要讓我們陷於誘惑， 但求我們免於兇惡。亞孟。 Translation 3 在天我等父者， 我等願爾名聖， 爾國臨格， 爾旨承行於地，如於天焉。 我等望爾，今日與我，我日用糧， 而免我債如我亦免，負我債者， 又不我許陷于誘感， 乃救我於凶惡。亞孟。 Danish Danish translation Fader vor, du som er i Himlen. Helliget vorde dit navn, komme dit rige. Ske din vilje, som i Himlen således også på jorden. Giv os i dag vort daglige brød og forlad os vor skyld, som og vi forlader vore skyldnere, og led os ikke i fristelse, men frels os fra det onde. (Thi dit er riget og magten og æren i evighed.) Amen. Teksten i parantes er ikke en del af den latinske tekst.' ' Dutch Dutch translation Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling Onze Vader in de hemel, laat uw naam geheiligd worden, laat uw koninkrijk komen en uw wil gedaan worden op aarde zoals in de hemel. Geef ons vandaag het brood dat wij nodig hebben. Vergeef ons onze schulden, zoals ook wij hebben vergeven wie ons iets schuldig was. En breng ons niet in beproeving, maar red ons uit de greep van het kwaad. [Want aan u behoort het koningschap, de macht en de majesteit tot in eeuwigheid.] Amen. Belgian Dutch Onze Vader, die in de hemelen zijt, geheiligd zij uw naam, uw naam worde geheiligd, uw rijk kome, uw wil geschiede op aarde als in de hemel, geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood en vergeef ons onze schulden, gelijk wij vergaven aan onze schuldenaren en leid ons niet in bekoring, maar verlos ons van het kwade. [Want van u is de heerlijkheid en de kracht en de heerlijkheid in eeuwigheid.] Amen New official catholic version for Belgium and The Netherlands (2016) Onze Vader, die in de hemel zijt, uw naam worde geheiligd, uw rijk kome, uw wil geschiede op aarde zoals in de hemel. Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood en vergeef ons onze schulden, zoals ook wij vergeven aan onze schuldenaren, en breng ons niet in beproeving maar verlos ons van het kwade. }} English English translation Our Heavenly Father, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on Earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen. BCP (1928): Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. [For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen. ELLC (1998): Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. Magyar Hungarian translation Miatyánk, ki vagy a mennyekben, szenteltessék meg a te neved, jöjjön el a te országod, legyen meg a te akaratod, amint a mennyben, úgy a földön is. Mindennapi kenyerünket add meg nekünk ma, és bocsásd meg vétkeinket, miképpen mi is megbocsátunk az ellenünk vétkezőknek, és ne vígy minket kísértésbe, de szabadíts meg a gonosztól. Amen.

Korean Korean translation 하늘에 계신 우리 아버지여 이름이 거룩히 여김을 받으시오며, 나라가 임하옵시며, 뜻이 하늘에서 이룬것 같이 땅에서도 이루어지이다. 오늘날 우리에게 일용할 양식을 주옵시고, 우리가 우리에게 죄 지은 자를 사하여 준 것 같이 우리 죄를 사하여 주옵시고, 우리를 시험에들게 하지 마옵시고, 다만 악에서 구하옵소서. 나라와 권세와 영광이 아버지께 영원히 있사옵나이다. 아멘. French French translation Translation 1: Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux, que Votre nom soit sanctifié, que Votre règne arrive, que Votre volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel. Donnez-nous aujourd’hui notre pain de ce jour, Et pardonnez-nous nos offenses comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés. Et ne nous soumettez pas a la temptation, Mais délivrez-nous du Mal. Translation 2: Notre Père qui es aux cieux, que Ton nom soit sanctifié, que Ton règne vienne, que Ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel. Donne-nous aujourd’hui notre pain quotidien. Pardonne-nous nos offenses comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés. Et ne nous soumets pas a la temptation, Mais délivre-nous du Mal. German German translation Vater unser, der Du bist im Himmel, geheiligt werde Dein Name. Dein Reich komme, Dein Wille geschehe, wie in Himmel, so auch auf Erden. Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute, und vergib uns unsere Schuld, wie auch wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern. Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen. [Denn dein ist das Reich und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit] Amen. Italian Italian translation Padre nostro che sei nei cieli, sia santificato il tuo nome. venga il tuo regno, sia fatta la tua volontà, come in cielo, così in terra. Dacci oggi il nostro pane quotidiano, e rimetti a noi i nostri debiti, come noi li rimettiamo ai nostri debitori; e non ci indurre in tentazione, ma liberaci dal male. Amen. See here for the text of Verdi's Pater Noster. Norwegian Norwegian translation Fader vår, du som er i himmelen! Lat namnet ditt helgast. Lat riket ditt koma. Lat viljen din råda på jorda så som i himmelen. Gjev oss i dag vårt daglege brød. Forlat oss vår skuld, som vi òg forlèt våre skuldmenn. Før oss ikkje ut i freisting, men frels oss frå det vonde. [For riket er ditt, og makta og æra i all æve.] Amen. Polish Polish translation Ojcze Nasz, któryś jest w niebie, święć się imię Twoje; przyjdź królestwo Twoje; bądź wola Twoja jako w niebie tak i na ziemi; chleba naszego powszedniego daj nam dzisiaj; i odpuść nam nasze winy, jako i my odpuszczamy naszym winowajcom; i nie wódź nas na pokuszenie; ale nas zbaw od złego. Portuguese Portuguese translation Pai nosso que estáis no céu, santificada seja o Vosso nome. Venha a nós o Vosso reino. Seja feita a Vossa vontade, assim na terra como no céu. O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje, e perdoai-nos as nossas ofensas, assim como nós perdoamos a quem nos tem ofendido. E não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do mal. Amen. Slovak Slovak translation Otče náš, ktorý si na nebesiach, posväť sa meno tvoje, príď kráľovstvo tvoje, buď vôľa tvoja ako v nebi, tak aj na zemi. Chlieb náš každodenný daj nám dnes a odpusť nám naše viny, ako aj my odpúšťame svojim vinníkom a neuveď nás do pokušenia, ale zbav nás zlého. Amen. Spanish Spanish translation Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo santificado sea tu nombre; Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo. Dános hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación; líbranos del mal. [Porque tuyo es el reino, el poder y la gloria. Por los siglos de los siglos.] Amén. Tagalog (Filipino) Tagalog translation Ama namin sumasalangit ka Sambahin ang ngalan mo. Mapasaamin ang kaharian mo, Sundin ang loob mo dito sa lupa para nang sa langit. Bigyan mo kami ngayon ng aming kakanin sa araw-araw, at patawarin mo kami sa ang aming mga sala para nang pagpapatawad namin sa nagkakasala sa amin at huwag mo kami ipahintulot sa tukso at iadiya (iadya) mo kami sa lahat ng masama. Amen. ภาษาไทย (Thai) Thai translation คำแปลฉบับคาทอลิก - Thai Catholic Translation ข้าแต่พระบิดาของข้าพเจ้าทั้งหลาย พระองค์สถิตในสวรรค์ พระนามพระองค์ จงเป็นที่สักการะ พระอาณาจักรจงมาถึง พระประสงค์ จงสำเร็จในแผ่นดินเหมือนในสวรรค์ โปรดประทานอาหารประจำวัน แก่ข้าพเจ้าทั้งหลายในวันนี้ โปรดประทานอภัยแก่ข้าพเจ้า เหมือนข้าพเจ้าให้อภัยแก่ผู้อื่น โปรดช่วยข้าพเจ้าไม่ให้แพ้การผจญ แต่โปรดช่วยให้พ้นจากความชั่วร้ายเทอญ อาเมน

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