what does "pie Jesu'" mean?

[kisstheson]

?

 

[boughtwithaprice]

It is loosely translated as "kind Jesus", but I think it is a song by Andrew Lloyd Weber, I am not sure

 

[Globalnomad]

Latin adjective "pius, -a, -um", meaning faithful, righteous, dutiful, godly, affectionate. Vocative form "pie" (pronounced pee-yah): "O righteous / affectionate Jesus!"

 

[Fantine]

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu" comes, I believe, from old Latin funeral Masses:

Pious God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us rest...grant us rest...grant us eternal rest.

Of course, he is using "pie Jesu" instead of "agnus dei..."

I can remember those words from my grandfather's funeral, but I don't remember whether they used "pie Jesu" or "agnus dei."

 

[Rois]

I was at a funeral recently and In Paradisum was sung. Both are part of the Requiem Mass I believe, though I don't know too much about it.

 

[kisstheson]

Latin adjective "pius, -a, -um", meaning faithful, righteous, dutiful, godly, affectionate. Vocative form "pie" (pronounced pee-yah): "O righteous / affectionate Jesus!"

awwww... I love that!

Yes I have the song in several versions. I always wondered what I was singing.