The Hymnal ‎#331a

331a. O Saving Victim, opening wide

O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to man below,
Our foes press on from every side,
Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend
For evermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end,
In our true native land with thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Saving Victim, opening wide
• Author: St. Thomas Aquinas, c. 1227-1294
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1849)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Holy Communion
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternative Modern Tune, MELCOMBE, #1, which was composed for these words

Tune Information

• Name: ST. VINCENT
• Composer: Sigismund Neukomm
• Adapter: James Uglow (1868)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.