and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester) (1947) and Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for St Paul's Cathedral (1951). A setting of the Nunc dimittis by Charles Villiers Stanford was sung at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher as the recessional. Stanford wrote many settings of both the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis. Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote a setting of the Slavonic Nunc dimittis text, Ны́не отпуща́еши (Nyne otpushchayeshi), as the fifth movement of his All-Night Vigil. It is known for its final measures, in which the basses sing a descending scale ending on the B♭ below the bass clef. A setting by the British composer Geoffrey Burgon featured during the end credits of episodes in the 1979 television adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series). Literary settings Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Marquis de Lafayette (17 May 1816), Joseph Cabell (31 January 1821), and General Andrew Jackson (18 December 1823) T. H. White novel The Once and Future King – recitation by Merlyn T. S. Eliot poem A Song for Simeon (1928) Joseph Brodsky poem "Nunc Dimittis" (1972) Ezra Pound poem "Cantico del Sole" (1918) Karel Čapek play R.U.R. Roald Dahl short story "Nunc Dimittis" (1953–1979) Tanith Lee story "Nunc Dimittis" (1984–1986) Walter Miller, A Canticle for Leibowitz John le Carré novel A Murder of Quality John le Carré novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – closing theme of TV adaptation John le Carré novel The Constant Gardener – sung at the funeral of Tessa Quayle H. W. Brands novel The Strange Death of American Liberalism David Mitchell novel Cloud Atlas – "Pacific journal of Adam Ewing, part 1" Edith Pargeter novel, writing as Ellis Peters in the 6th and 15th volumes of "The Cadfael Chronicles", The Virgin in the Ice and The Confession of Brother Haluin See also References External links List of available settings at Choral Public Domain Library. Vulgate Latin words and phrases Canticles Latin-language Christian hymns Christian prayer Gospel of Luke Nativity of Jesus in the New Testament New Testament Latin words and phrases