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In paradisum
In paradisum
(
English
: "Into
paradise
") is an
antiphon
from the traditional
Latin
liturgy
of the Western Church
Requiem Mass
. It is sung by the choir as the body is being taken out of the church. The text of the
In paradisum
— with or without the
Gregorian melody
itself — is sometimes included in musical settings of the
Requiem Mass
, such as those by
Gabriel Fauré
and
Maurice Duruflé
.
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