Media Vita - Traditional

Media vita in morte sumus:
Quem quaerimus adiutorem nisi te, Domine?
Qui pro peccatis nostris iuste irasceris.
Sancte Deus, sancte fortis, sancte et misericors Salvator:
Amaras morti ne tradas nos.
Ne proicias nos in tempore senectutis:
Cum defecerit virtus nostra, ne derelinquas nos, Domine.
Sancte Deus, sancte fortis, sancte et misericors Salvator:
Amaras morti ne tradas nos.

Media Vita Lyrics also known as In the Midst of Life We are in Death serve as a powerful Lenten or burial responsory. The song Media Vita is a humble cry for mercy asking the Holy God to deliver us from the bitterness of eternal death. It has a long history in both the Latin and English traditions notably influencing the burial service in the Book of Common Prayer. By chanting the Media Vita lyrics believers confront the fragility of human existence and the constant need for divine grace. This chant is characterized by its deep emotional resonance and its ability to turn the mind toward eternity providing a sobering but necessary focus on the ultimate goal of the soul's journey.