Da pacem Domine

Da pacem Domine (Give peace, Lord) is the incipit of two different Latin chant texts: a votive antiphon and an introit.

Paraphrased versions of the text were created by Martin Luther in German in 1529, "Verleih uns Frieden", also set by several composers.

The text dates from the 6th or 7th century and is based on biblical verses 2 Kings 20:19, 2 Chronicles 20:12,15 and Psalms 72:6–7.

The inscription "Da pacem Domine" appears beside the figure of an angel playing on lute, on the so-called Jankovich saddle (c. 1408-1420), attributed to King Sigismund of Hungary.

[2] Other settings include a motet in the collection Geistliche Chormusik by Heinrich Schütz (published 1648), and Verleih uns Frieden, a chorale cantata by Mendelssohn.