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{{short description|Early Christian hymn of praise}}
{{redirect|Ambrosian Hymn|hymns written by Ambrose|Ambrosian hymns}}
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[[File:Te_Deum_window_by_Whall.jpg|thumbnail|Te Deum stained glass window by [[Christopher Whall]] at St Mary's church, Ware, Hertfordshire]]
The {{lang|la|'''Te Deum'''|italic=no}} ({{IPAc-en|t|eɪ|_|ˈ|d|eɪ|əm}} or {{IPAc-en|t|iː|_|ˈ|d|iː|əm}},<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Te Deum|access-date=2023-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Te Deum|access-date=2023-01-26}}</ref> {{IPA|la|te ˈde.um|lang}}; from its [[incipit]], {{langnf|la|Te Deum laudamus|Thee, God, we praise}}) is a Latin [[Christian hymn]] traditionally ascribed to a date before AD&nbsp;500, but perhaps with antecedents that place it much earlier.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kooy|first=Brian K.|date=2007-09-25|title=The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)2007313Kevin Knight. The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent). Last visited May 2007. URL: www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html Gratis|journal=Reference Reviews|volume=21|issue=7|pages=14–16|doi=10.1108/09504120710821550|issn=0950-4125}}</ref> It is central to the [[Ambrosian hymns|Ambrosian hymnal]], which spread throughout the [[Latin Church]] with other parts of the [[Ambrosian Rite]] of [[Milan]] in the 6th to 8th centuries. It is sometimes known as the Ambrosian Hymn, although authorship by [[Saint Ambrose]] is unlikely. The term {{lang|la|Te Deum}} can also refer to a short religious service (of blessing or thanks) that is based upon the hymn.<ref name=service>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/lawsandusagesch01pinngoog |title=The laws and usages of the Church and clergy |first=William Henry|last= Pinnock |page=[https://archive.org/details/lawsandusagesch01pinngoog/page/n223 1301] |chapter=Te Deum, a Separate Service |year=1858|publisher=J. Hall and Son|location=Cambridge}}</ref>

It continues in use in many contexts by several denominations. In particular it is the core of a short church service of thanksgiving held, often at short notice, to celebrate good news such as a military victory, the signing of a peace treaty, or the birth of a royal child.

== History ==
[[File:Vat Reg Lat 11 230v.jpg|thumb|[[Vatican Library|Vatican]] Reg. Lat. 11, fol. 230v ([[Frankish Hymnal]], mid-8th century)]]
[[File:Sorrowful Mother Shrine Chapel (Bellevue, Ohio) - stained glass, Gregor. Te Deum.jpg|thumb|Te Deum on a stained glass window in the Sorrowful Mother Shrine Chapel ([[Bellevue, Ohio]])]]
Authorship of the hymn is traditionally ascribed to [[Saint Ambrose]] (died 397) or [[Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine]] (died 430).
In 19th-century scholarship, [[Hilary of Poitiers|Saint Hilary of Poitiers]] (died 367) and [[Nicetas of Remesiana|Saint Nicetas of Remesiana]] (died 414) were proposed as possible authors. In the 20th century, the association with Nicetas has been deprecated, so that the hymn, while almost certainly dating to the 4th century, is considered as being of uncertain authorship. Authorship of Nicetas of Remesiana was suggested by the association of the name "Nicetas" with the hymn in manuscripts from the 10th century onward, and was particularly defended in the 1890s by [[Germain Morin]]. Hymnologists of the 20th century, especially [[Ernst Kähler]] (1958), have shown the association with "Nicetas" to be spurious.<ref>{{cite book|first=C. P. E. |last=Springer|chapter=Te Deum|title=Theologische Realenzyklopädie|date=1976|isbn=9783110171341|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7HzYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA24 |pages=24–|publisher=Walter de Gruyter }}</ref> The Te Deum has structural similarities with a [[Anaphora (liturgy)|eucharistic prayer]] and it has been proposed that it was originally composed as part of one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/worship-music/regular-services/sermon-archive/on-singing-te-deum|title=On singing 'Te Deum'|last=Brown|first=Rosalind|date=19 July 2009|website=www.durhamcathedral.co.uk|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> 

The hymn was part of the [[Old Hymnal]] since it was introduced to the [[Benedictine order]] in the 6th century, and it was preserved in the [[Frankish Hymnal]] of the 8th century. It was, however, removed from the [[New Hymnal]] which became prevalent in the 10th century. It was restored in the 12th century in hymnals that attempted to restore the praiseful intent of the Rule of St. Benedict, Chap. 12: How the Morning Office Is to Be Said.{{huh|date=January 2019}}<!--presumably by the Cistercians. This article is completely unaware of what happened between the 12th and the 20th centuries-->

In the [[Canonical hours|traditional office]],<!--17th century?--> the ''Te Deum'' is sung at the end of [[Matins]] on all days when the [[Gloria in Excelsis Deo|Gloria]] is said at Mass; those days are all Sundays outside [[Advent]], [[Septuagesima]], [[Lent]], and [[Passiontide]]; on all [[feasts]] (except the [[Triduum]]) and on all [[feria]]s during [[Eastertide]].

Before the 1961 reforms of [[Pope John XXIII]],{{Explain|date=November 2025}} neither the ''Gloria'' nor the ''Te Deum'' were said on the feast of the [[Holy Innocents]], unless it fell on Sunday, as they were martyred before the death of Christ and therefore could not immediately attain the [[beatific vision]].<ref>{{CathEncy
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In the [[Liturgy of the Hours]] of [[Pope Paul VI]], the Te Deum is sung at the end of the [[Office of Readings]] on all Sundays except those in Lent, on all solemnities, on the octaves of Easter and Christmas, and on all feasts.<ref>
{{cite web
|title=General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours, n. 228 and n. 231.
|url=http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdwgilh.htm#Ch%20II-III
|access-date=2007-12-02}}</ref> The revised Handbook of Indulgences (fourth edition) grants a plenary [[indulgence]], under the usual conditions, to those who recite it in public on [[New Year's Eve]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Te Deum
|url=http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/Te_Deum.htm
|access-date=2011-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Enchiridion Indulgentiarum quarto editur |url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20020826_enchiridion-indulgentiarum_lt.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=Why is an indulgence necessary?|date=June 2023}}

In the [[Divine Worship: Daily Office|Daily Office]] of the [[Personal Ordinariate|Catholic Ordinariates]] the Te Deum is sung at Morning Prayer as the Canticle following the First Lesson. It is appointed for (1) Sundays except in Pre-Lent and Lent, (2) Feasts and Solemnities, and (3) all days during the Octaves of Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost.<ref>    {{cite book |date=September 2020 |title=Divine Worship Daily Office North American Edition |publisher=Newman House press |page=70|isbn=978-1-7330293-2-2}}</ref>

It is also used together with the standard [[Canticle|canticles]] in [[Morning Prayer (Anglican)|Morning Prayer]] as prescribed in the [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] [[Book of Common Prayer]], as an option in Morning Prayer or [[Matins in Lutheranism|Matins]] for [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], and is retained by many churches of the [[Reformed tradition]].

The hymn is in regular use in the [[Catholic Church]], Lutheran Church, Anglican Church and Methodist Church (mostly before the Homily) in the Office of Readings found in the [[Liturgy of the Hours]], and in thanksgiving to God for a special blessing such as the election of a pope, the consecration of a bishop, the [[canonization]] of a saint, a [[Profession (religious)|religious profession]], the publication of a treaty of peace, a royal coronation, etc. It is sung either after Mass or the Divine Office or as a separate religious ceremony.<ref>
{{cite web
|title=The Te Deum (cont.)
|work=Musical Musings: Prayers and Liturgical Texts – The Te Deum
|publisher=CanticaNOVA Publications
|url=http://www.canticanova.com/articles/hymns/artd42.htm
|access-date=2007-07-07}}</ref> The hymn also remains in use in the [[Anglican Communion]] and some [[Lutheran]] Churches in similar settings.

==Music and text==
Originally, the hymn Te Deum was written on a [[Gregorian chant]] melody. The petitions at the end of the hymn (beginning ''Salvum fac populum tuum'') are a selection of verses from the book of [[Psalms]], appended subsequently to the original hymn.

The hymn follows the outline of the [[Apostles' Creed]], mixing a poetic vision of the heavenly [[Christian liturgy|liturgy]] with its declaration of faith. Calling on the name of God immediately, the hymn proceeds to name all those who praise and venerate God, from the hierarchy of heavenly creatures to those Christian faithful already in heaven to the Church spread throughout the world.

The hymn then returns to its credal formula, naming Christ and recalling his birth, suffering and death, his resurrection and glorification. At this point the hymn turns to the subjects declaiming the praise, both the universal Church and the singer in particular, asking for mercy on past sins, protection from future sin, and the hoped-for reunification with the elect.<!-- this ref does not mention the Te Deum!  [http://www.ts.mu.edu/content/18/18.3/18.3.1.pdf Miller, JH]<ref name="millerjh">Miller, J.H. (1957) "The Nature and Definition of the Liturgy". ''Theological Studies'', '''18'''(3), 325–56</ref> -->

== Latin and English text ==

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! Latin text || Translation from the [[Book of Common Prayer]]<!-- || Translation from [[International Commission on English in the Liturgy|ICEL]] (2020)-->
!Translation from [[International Commission on English in the Liturgy|ICEL]] (2020), as confirmed by the Holy See, May 14 2020 Prot. No. 6/20<ref>The English translation and chants of Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons © 2018, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.</ref>
|- valign="top"
| valign="top" |<poem>{{lang|la|Te Deum laudámus: te Dominum confitémur.

Te ætérnum Patrem omnis terra venerátur.
 
Tibi omnes Angeli; tibi cæli et univérsae potestátes.

Tibi Chérubim et Séraphim incessábili voce proclámant:

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.

Pleni sunt cæli et terra majestátis glóriæ tuæ.

Te gloriósus Apostolórum chorus; 


Te Prophetárum laudábilis númerus; 


Te Mártyrum candidátus laudat exércitus. 

Te per orbem terrárum sancta confitétur Ecclésia: 

Patrem imménsæ majestátis; 

Venerándum tuum verum et únicum Fílium; 

Sanctum quoque Paráclitum Spíritum. 

Tu Rex glóriæ, Christe. 


Tu Patris sempitérnus es Fílius. 


Tu ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem, non horruísti Vírginis úterum. 


Tu, devícto mortis acúleo, 
  aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.


Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes, in glória Patris. 

Judex créderis esse ventúrus. 


Te ergo quǽsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni, 

  quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.


Ætérna fac cum sanctis tuis in glória numerári.}}

[added later, mainly from Psalm verses:]
{{lang|la|Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine,
  et bénedic hæreditáti tuæ. 

Et rege eos, et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.

Per síngulos dies benedícimus te. 

Et laudámus nomen tuum in sǽculum, et in sǽculum sǽculi. 

Dignáre, Dómine, die isto sine peccáto nos custodíre. 

Miserére nostri, Dómine, miserére nostri. 

Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos,
  quemádmodum sperávimus in te. 

In te, Dómine, sperávi: non confúndar in ætérnum.}}</poem>

|<poem>We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee : the Father everlasting.

To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.

To thee Cherubin and Seraphin : continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaoth;


Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty : of thy glory.

The glorious company of the Apostles : praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise thee.

The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee.


The holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge thee;

The Father : of an infinite Majesty;

Thine honourable, true : and only Son;


Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.


Thou art the King of Glory : O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man : thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death :
  thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come : to be our Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants :


  whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy Saints : in glory everlasting.

[added later, mainly from Psalm verses:]

O Lord, save thy people :
  and bless thine heritage.

Govern them : and lift them up for ever.


Day by day : we magnify thee;

And we worship thy Name : ever world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us :

  as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.
</poem><!--

|<poem>O God, we praise you; O Lord, we acclaim you.
Eternal Father, all the earth reveres you.
All the angels, the heavens and the Pow'rs of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim cry out to you in endless praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts,
heaven and earth are filled with the majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir of Apostles sings to you,
the noble company of prophets praises you,
the white-robed army of martyrs glorifies you,
Holy Church throughout the earth proclaims you,
Father of boundless majesty,
with your true and only Son, worthy of adoration,
and the Holy Spirit, Paraclete.
You, O Christ, are the King of glory,
you are the Father's everlasting Son;
when you resolved to save the human race,
you did not spurn the Virgin's womb;
you overcame the sting of death
and opened wide the Kingdom of Heaven
to those who put their faith in you.
You are seated at the right hand of God
in the glory of the Father.
We believe you are the Judge who is to come. 
And so we beg you, help your servants,
redeemed by your most precious blood.
Number them among your saints in eternal glory.

[added later, mainly from Psalm verses:]
Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance.
Shepherd them and raise them to eternal life.
Day by day, we bless you
and praise your name for endless ages evermore.
Be gracious, Lord, on this day,
and keep us from all sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy. 
May your mercy be upon us, Lord,
as we place our trust in you.
In you, O Lord, I rest my hope:
let me never be put to shame.
</poem>-->
|<poem>O God, we praise you; O Lord, we acclaim you.

Eternal Father, all the earth reveres you.


All the angels, the heavens and the Pow'rs of heaven,

Cherubim and Seraphim cry out to you in endless praise:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts,


heaven and earth are filled with the majesty of your glory.

The glorious choir of Apostles sings to you,


the noble company of prophets praises you,


the white-robed army of martyrs glorifies you,


Holy Church throughout the earth proclaims you,

Father of boundless majesty,

with your true and only Son, worthy of adoration,

and the Holy Spirit, Paraclete.


You, O Christ, are the King of glory,

you are the Father's everlasting Son;


when you resolved to save the human race, you did not spurn the Virgin's womb;


you overcame the sting of death and opened wide the Kingdom of Heaven
to those who put their faith in you.


You are seated at the right hand of God
in the glory of the Father.

We believe you are the Judge who is to come.
 

And so we beg you, help your servants,


redeemed by your most precious blood.


Number them among your saints in eternal glory.

[added later, mainly from Psalm verses:]

Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance.


Shepherd them and raise them to eternal life.

Day by day, we bless you

and praise your name for endless ages evermore.

Be gracious, Lord, on this day,
and keep us from all sin.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy. 


May your mercy be upon us, Lord,

as we place our trust in you.

In you, O Lord, I rest my hope:
let me never be put to shame.
</poem>
|}
[[File:Ceiling murals in the chancel, Vä Church (2).jpg|thumb|right|12th-century [[mural]]s in [[Vä Church]], Sweden, depicting angels and saints holding scrolls with the text of Te Deum]]
''In the [[Book of Common Prayer]], verse is written in half-lines, at which reading pauses, indicated by colons in the text.''

==Indulgence==
The ''[[Enchiridion Indulgentiarum]]'' of 2004 grants plenary or partial [[indulgence]] under certain circumstances.<ref>To those who have devoutly sung or recited the hymn in a solemn manner inside a church or oratory during the last day of the year to thank God for the benefits received during the past year. Partial indulgence is granted to those who recite it at sunrise or sunset; at the beginning or conclusion of their workday; before or after the spiritual nourishment</ref><ref>''[[Enchiridion Indulgentiarum]]'', ''Concessiones'', No. 26, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 4th edition, 2004, p. 71. {{ISBN|88-209-2785-3}}.</ref>

==Service==
A Te Deum service is a short religious service, based upon the singing of the hymn, held to give thanks.<ref name="service" /> In [[Sweden]], for example, it may be held in the [[Royal Chapel (Sweden)|Royal Chapel]] in connection with the birth of a prince or princess, christenings, milestone birthdays, jubilees and other important events within the [[Swedish royal family|royal family]] of Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Te Deum|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/specialevents/specialevents/thecrownprincesswedding/historyandtraditions/tedeum|website=www.kungahuset.se|publisher=Swedish Royal Court|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605142430/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/specialevents/specialevents/thecrownprincesswedding/historyandtraditions/tedeum|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Belgium]], a service is held annually in the presence of the royal family on 21 July, which is the date [[Leopold I of Belgium]] officially became king of the Belgians and is to this day the national holiday of Belgium. 

In [[Luxembourg]], a service is held annually in the presence of the [[Grand ducal family of Luxembourg|grand-ducal family]] to celebrate the [[Grand Duke's Official Birthday]], which is also the nation's national day, on either 23 or 24 June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/specialevents/national-holiday|title=National Day in Luxembourg|website=www.visitluxembourg.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315140048/https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/specialevents/national-holiday|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In the [[Madeira|Autonomous Region of Madeira]], the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal|Bishop of Funchal]] holds a Te Deum service on December 31 of each year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-30 |title="Te Deum" amanhã às 17h na Sé do Funchal |url=https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/12/30/te-deum-amanha-as-17h-na-se-do-funchal/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Funchal Notícias |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Emanuel |date=2018-12-31 |title=Te Deum encerra o ano na Sé do Funchal |url=https://funchalnoticias.net/2018/12/31/te-deum-encerra-o-ano-na-se-do-funchal/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Funchal Notícias |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Te Deum" na Sé da autoria de Pedro Macedo Camacho |url=http://www.visitmadeira.pt/fr-fr/press/clipping/te-deum-na-se-da-autoria-de-pedro-macedo-camacho?PID=21623&M=NewsV2&Action=1 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.visitmadeira.pt}}</ref>

It is also celebrated in some South American countries such as [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], and [[Peru]] on their national days.

==Musical settings==
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The text has been set to music by many composers, with settings by [[Jan Dismas Zelenka|Zelenka]], [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]], [[Joseph Haydn|Haydn]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Te Deum (Berlioz)|Berlioz]], [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]], [[Te Deum (Bruckner)|Bruckner]], [[Wilhelm Furtwängler|Furtwängler]], [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]], [[Benjamin Britten|Britten]], [[Zoltán Kodály|Kodály]], and [[Te Deum (Pärt)|Pärt]] among the better known. [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] wrote a setting of Te Deum for the court of [[Louis XIV of France]], and received a fatal injury while conducting it. [[Michel Richard Delalande|Michel Richard de Lalande]] wrote a setting of the Te Deum, S.32. The prelude to [[Te Deum (Charpentier)|Marc-Antoine Charpentier's setting]] ([[Te Deum (Charpentier)|H.146]]) is well known in Europe on account of its being used as the theme music for Eurovision network broadcasts of the [[European Broadcasting Union]], most notably the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] and ''[[Jeux Sans Frontières]]''. He wrote also three other settings of the Te Deum: H.145, H.147, H.148. [[Henri Desmarets|Henry Desmarets]], two settings of Te Deum (1687). [[Louis-Nicolas Clérambault]] wrote three settings of the Te Deum: C.137, C.138, C.155. Earlier it had been used as the theme music for [[Bud Greenspan]]'s documentary series, ''The Olympiad''. [[William Walton|Sir William Walton]]'s ''Coronation Te Deum'' was written for the [[coronation]] of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1953. Other English settings include those by [[Thomas Tallis]], [[William Byrd]], [[Henry Purcell]], [[Edward Elgar]], [[Richard St. Clair]] and [[Herbert Howells]], as well as five settings by [[George Frideric Handel]] and three settings by [[Charles Villiers Stanford]].

[[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]'s opera ''[[Tosca]]'' features a dramatic performance of the initial part of the Te Deum at the end of Act I.

The traditional chant melody was the basis for elaborate Te Deum compositions by notable French composer organists, [[Louis Marchand]], [[Guillaume Lasceux]], [[Charles Tournemire]] (1930), [[Jean Langlais]] (1934), and [[Jeanne Demessieux]] (1958), which are still widely performed today.

A version by Father Michael Keating is popular in some Charismatic circles. [[Mark Hayes (composer)|Mark Hayes]] wrote a setting of the text in 2005, with Latin phrases interpolated amid primarily English lyrics. In 1978, British hymnodist [[Christopher Idle (hymnwriter)|Christopher Idle]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Idle|url=http://www.jubilate.co.uk/about/people/christopher_idle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722053738/http://www.jubilate.co.uk/about/people/christopher_idle|archive-date=2015-07-22|access-date=2014-07-21|publisher=Jubilate.co.uk}}</ref> wrote ''God We Praise You'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Worshiping Church|url=http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/TWC/page/42|access-date=2014-07-21|publisher=Hymnary.org|page=42}}</ref> a version of the text in 8.7.8.7.D meter, set to the tune ''Rustington''. British composer [[John Rutter]] has composed two settings of this hymn, one entitled ''Te Deum'' and the other ''Winchester Te Deum''. [[Igor Stravinsky]] set the first 12 lines of the text as part of ''[[The Flood (Stravinsky)|The Flood]]'' in 1962. [[Antony Pitts]] was commissioned by the [[London Festival of Contemporary Church Music]] to write a setting for the 2011 10th Anniversary Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=lfccm.com|url=http://www.lfccm.com/|access-date=2014-07-21|publisher=lfccm.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/february-2011-from-jerusalem-to-jericho-350-p.asp |title=February 2011 from Jerusalem to Jericho |access-date=5 March 2011 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728102923/http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/february-2011-from-jerusalem-to-jericho-350-p.asp |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The 18th-century German hymn ''[[Großer Gott, wir loben dich]]'' is a free translation of the Te Deum, which was translated into English in the 19th century as "[[Holy God, We Praise Thy Name]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy God, We Praise Thy Name|url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/o/holygod.htm|access-date=2014-07-21|publisher=Cyberhymnal.org|archive-date=21 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121194009/http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/o/holygod.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{maincat|Te Deums}}
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* Te Deum by [[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
* [[Te Deum (Berlioz)|Te Deum]] by [[Hector Berlioz]]
* Te Deum by Gilles Binchois
* Te Deum (1878) by [[Georges Bizet]], for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and orchestra
* Te Deum by [[Walter Braunfels]]
* Te Deum Laudamus, the second part of [[Symphony No. 1 (Havergal Brian)|Symphony No. 1 in D minor ("Gothic")]] (1919–1927) by [[Havergal Brian]]
* Two settings by [[Benjamin Britten]]: ''[[Te Deum in C]]'' (1934) and ''[[Festival Te Deum (Britten)|Festival Te Deum]]'' (1944)
* [[Te Deum (Bruckner)|Te Deum]] by [[Anton Bruckner]]
* Te Deum H.145 (1670), [[Te Deum (Charpentier)|Te Deum H.146]] (1690), Te Deum H.147 (1690), Te Deum H.148 (1698–99) by [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]]
* ''Te Deum from Paris'' & ''Te Deum from Lyon'' by [[Henri Desmarets]]
* ''Te Deum for Great Chorus'' C.138, Te Deum C.137, Te Deum C.155 by [[Louis-Nicolas Clérambault]]
* Te Deum by [[Antonín Dvořák]] 
* Te Deum by Charles-Hubert Gervais (1721)
* Te Deum by [[François Giroust]] (1782)
* Te Deum by [[Charles Gounod]]
* ''[[Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate]]'' (1713), ''[[Queen Caroline Te Deum]]'' (1714), ''Chandos Te Deum'' (1718), ''Te Deum'' (1726), ''[[Dettingen Te Deum]]'' (1743) by [[George Frideric Handel]]
* Te Deum by [[Johann Adolph Hasse]]
* Te Deum Hob. XXIIIc:1 and Hob. XXIIIc:2 by [[Joseph Haydn]]
* ''Short Festival Te Deum'' by [[Gustav Holst]]
* Te Deum by [[Herbert Howells]]
* Te Deum by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre EJG 50 (date ?)
* Te Deum by [[Johann Hummel]]
* [[Te Deum (Jenkins)|Te Deum]] by [[Karl Jenkins]]
* Te Deum by George Karst
* [[Te Deum (Kodály)|Te Deum]] by [[Zoltán Kodály]]
* Te Deum by [[Michel-Richard de Lalande]]
* Te Deum from Morning Service in E-flat major by [[John Loretz]]
* Te Deum by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] (1677)
* Te Deum by [[James MacMillan]]
* Te Deum by [[Felix Mendelssohn]]
* Te Deum by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] 
* [[Te Deum (Pärt)|Te Deum]] by [[Arvo Pärt]]
* Te Deum by [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]
* Te Deum in [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s Opera [[Tosca]]
* Te Deum by [[Antoine Reicha]]
* [[Te Deum (Reulein)|Te Deum]] by [[Peter Reulein]]
* Te Deum by [[John Milford Rutter]]
* Te Deum Laudamus by [[Richard St. Clair]]
* [[Service in B-flat major, Op. 10 (Stanford)|Te Deum]] by [[Charles Villiers Stanford]]
* ''[[Festival Te Deum]]'' and ''[[Te Deum Laudamus (Sullivan)|Te Deum Laudamus]]'' by [[Arthur Sullivan]]
* Te Deum, the final part of ''[[Quattro pezzi sacri]]'' by [[Giuseppe Verdi]]
* Coronation Te Deum by [[William Walton]]
* Te Deum, a central theme of the "Symphonie Antique," along with the [[Lauda Sion]], by [[Charles-Marie Widor]]
* Te Deum in G by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]
* Te Deum by [[Jan Dismas Zelenka]], two settings, ZWV 145 (1724) and ZWV 146 (1731)
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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14468c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia entry]
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