Kyrie

For other uses, see Kyrie (disambiguation).
"Lord, have mercy" redirects here. For other uses, see Lord Have Mercy (disambiguation).
"Kyrie Eleison" redirects here. For the song by the Electric Prunes, see Mass in F Minor. For the song by Mr. Mister, see Kyrie (song).
"Lord, have mercy upon us" redirects here. For other uses, see Lord Have Mercy (disambiguation). For the work by Mendelssohn, see Lord, have mercy upon us (Mendelssohn).

Kyrie XI ("orbis factor")—a fairly ornamented setting of the Kyrie in Gregorian chant—from the Liber Usualis

Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε, vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the Kyrie eleison (/ˈkɪri.eɪ ɛˈleɪ.isɒn/ KEER-ee-ay el-AY-eess-on; Ancient Greek: Κύριε, ἐλέησον, romanized: Kýrie, eléēson, lit. 'Lord, have mercy').[1]

  1. ^ "Definitions for Medieval Christian Liturgy: Kyrie eleison". Yale. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.