
Author: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals First Line: O saving Victim, op'ning wide (O salutaris hostia) Lyrics: 1 O saving Victim, op'ning wide
The gate of heav'n to us below,
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.
2 All praise and thanks to Thee ascend
Forevermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end
In our true native land with thee.
LATIN -
1 O salutaris hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.
2 Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
Topics: Devotions Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; Praise; Rites of the Church Exposition of the Holy Eucharist (Including Benediction); Salvation Used With Tune: WERNER Text Sources: Latin
O Saving Victim (O Salutaris Hostia)