M Marita_Glasner Guest Feb 18, 2014 #1 Towards the end of the Te Deum, we are given the option of omiting the last verse. Why?
F Fr.Charles_Grondin Guest Feb 19, 2014 #2 According to many who have researched the hymn the optional verses are parts that are believed to have been added to the original hymn later on. As the Catholic Encyclopedia notes: verses 22 to the end belong to a wholly different category, being taken mostly from the Psalms Click to expand...
According to many who have researched the hymn the optional verses are parts that are believed to have been added to the original hymn later on. As the Catholic Encyclopedia notes: verses 22 to the end belong to a wholly different category, being taken mostly from the Psalms Click to expand...