Ave verum corpus
Sir Edward Elgar
Ave verum Corpus, natum
De Maria Virgine,
Vere passum, immolatum
In cruce pro homine:
Cuius latum perforatum
Unda fluxit et sanguine,
Esto nobis praegustatum
In mortis examine.
O clemens, O pie, O dulcis Jesu, Fili Mariae.
Hail, true Body, born
of the Virgin Mary,
who having truly suffered, was sacrificed
on the cross for mankind,
whose pierced side
flowed with water and blood:
May it be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]
in the trial of death.
O gentle, O merciful, O sweet Jesus, son of Mary,
14th century
Notes
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Other songs by this Composer:
- They are at rest Sir Edward Elgar
- The Spirit of the Lord Sir Edward Elgar
- Light of the world Sir Edward Elgar
- Great is the Lord Sir Edward Elgar