Album:

First Kisses and Final Requests


Track 11:

Mass for Mankind (Gloria Culpa)

DOUBTER:
Pater Noster credo                           Our Father, we believe:
Justitia Omnibus.                              Justice for all,
Bonitas, pulchritas.                           Goodness, beauty,
Decus et veritas.                              Glory and truth.

Renuo res publica                    But  reject the state.
ecclesia filli                             and the sons of the church,
Damnant Justitia                      for they condemn justice!
Bonitas Doceme                       Teach me goodness.

BRIDGE 
DOUBTER:
Faber est quisque, fortunae suae.           I've always believed that everyone is the architect of his own success and that
Labor omnia vincit.                                perseverance overcomes all difficulties.
Cogito ergot sum Deo gratias.                I think, therefore I am, thanks be to God.
Fac alteri, ut tibi vis.                              And do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

DOUBTER:
Vexito quasito                                      There are disputed questions,
Usque a Romulo                                   since the begining of time
ultima ratio                                          until the final day.
dirigue nos Domine.                              Direct us, Lord.

BELIEVERS:
Deo Favente                             With God's grace. 
Deo Juvante                             God's help
Deo Valente                             and God's will.
Deo, non fortuna                       That's God, not "luck."

BRIDGE  
BELIEVERS:
Meo Caligo                              From my personal darkness,
Retro Satana                            I will fight off Satan and
Divinus Carmen triumphale        we will sing a trimphant song.
           
Deo Adjuvante                       With God's help
non timendum                        there is nothing to fear;
Sempiterma Gloria!!!!!!!!          there will be eternal Glory!!!!!

CHORUS
BELIEVERS:
Gloria Culpa     (Halleluja)                                 Halleluja, what Glorious negligence 
Calicem Vitae   (Halleluja)                                 is this Cup of life!
Ecce Quam Bonum       (Halleluja)                      Behold how good,
Vade in Pace                (Halleluja)                      now go in peace.


BELIEVERS:
Deo est via                              God is the way,
Veritas et vita                          the truth and the life.
Ecce quam bonum                   Behold how good
Deo vindice                             all is maintained by God.

Repugno Lucifer                       Opose Lucifer!
Resisto sinister                         resist all those evil who 
Damnant vis divino                   condemns holiness.
scribendi bonitatem                   Write only goodness

BRIDGE  
BELIEVERS:
Meo Caligo                              From my personal darkness,
Retro Satana                            I will fight off Satan
Divinus Carmen triumphale        We will sing a trimphant song.

Deo Adjuvante                         With God's help
non timendum                           there is nothing to fear;
Sempiterma Gloria!!!!!!!!          there will be eternal Glory!!!!!

CHORUS
BELIEVERS:
Gloria Culpa     (Halleluja)         Halleluja, what Glorious negligence 
Calicem Vitae   (Halleluja)                     is this Cup of life!
Ecce Quam Bonum       (Halleluja)         Behold how good,
Vade in Pace    (Halleluja)         now go in peace.

DOUBTER:
Laudis Cupidus                         Being desirous of praise,
et lucri causa                             and for the sake of gain
suo periculo                              is at one's peril
in fore conscientiae                   in the court of conscience.

Animus Angustus                      Where there is narrow minded
Vulgi opinio                              public opinion,
finem respice                            consider the outcome:
Judicium perversum                  miscarriage of justice!

BRIDGE  
BELIEVERS:
Meo Caligo                              From my personal darkness,
Retro Satana                            I will fight off Satan
Divinus Carmen triumphale        We will sing a trimphant song.

Deo Adjuvante                         With God's help
non timendum                           there is nothing to fear;
Sempiterma Gloria!!!!!!!!          there will be eternal Glory!!!!!

CHORUS
BELIEVERS:
Gloria Culpa     (Halleluja)                     Halleluja, what Glorious negligence 
Calicem Vitae   (Halleluja)         is this Cup of life!
Ecce Quam Bonum       (Halleluja)                     Behold how good,
Vade in Pace                (Halleluja)         now go in peace.
 CHORUS
BELIEVERS:
Gloria Culpa     (ANGELS: Halleluja, Halleluja Gloria)             Halleluja, what Glorious negligence 
Calicem Vitae   (Halleluja)         is this Cup of life!
Ecce Quam Bonum       (Halleluja)                     Behold how good,
Vade in Pace                (Halleluja)         now go in peace.

CHORUS
Gloria Culpa     (ANGELS: Gloria Culpa, Halleluja)    What Glorious negligence 
Gloria Culpa                 (ANGELS: Gloria Culpa, Halleluja)                
Gloria Culpa     (ANGELS: Gloria Culpa, Halleluja) 
HALLELUJA,             HALLELUJA     GLORIA!!!!!!!!!!!