Author: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #679 (2019) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) 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: Ritual Music Adoration Languages: English; Latin Tune Title: WERNER
O Saving Victim (O Salutaris Hostia)