Coram Deo

I heard this phrase: Coram Deo on BBC Radio 4 last night, and immediately I knew what it meant before the speaker told the audience its meaning. Coram means in the presence of, thus coram Deo means in the presence of God. Barristers (English trial lawyers) used to use the word coram when endorsing their briefs at the end of court appearances, writing the name and title of the presiding judge directly after it. Coram is, of course, a preposition which takes the ablative. Lastly, I will leave the meaning of the phrase coram Deo laboramus as an exercise for the reader.