Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#640

640. Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee

1 Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee,
who in thy sacrament art pleased to be;
both flesh and spirit in thy presence fail,
yet here thy presence we devoutly hail.

2 O blest memorial of our dying Lord,
who living bread to all doth here afford;
O may our souls for ever feed on thee,
and thou, O Christ, for ever precious be.

3 Fountain of goodness, Jesus, Lord and God,
cleanse us, unclean, with thy most cleansing blood;
increase our faith and love, that we may know
the hope and peace which from thy presence flow.

4 O Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see,
may what we thirst for soon our portion be;
to gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face,
the vision of thy glory and thy grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
• Title: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
• Author: St Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274
• Translator: James Russell Woodford, 1820-1885 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 11:23-25
  ;
  1 John 3:2
  ;
  Colossians 3:4
  ;
  John 6:51-55
  ;
  Luke 22:19-20
• Topic: Communion; Holy Communion; Year A: All Saints' Day; Year B: Proper 14; Year C: Proper 13; Years A, B, and C: Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion; Years A, B, and C: Maundy Thursday

Tune Information

• Name: SHELDONIAN
• Composer: Cyril Vincent Taylor, 1907-1991
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press. Used by permission from the "BBC Hymn Book"