O sacrum convivium

General Information

Antiphon to the Magnificat, Second Vespers, Corpus Christi; cf. 1 Cor. 11:26, Rom 8:18. A traditional prayer honoring the Blessed Sacrament.

Musical settings at CPDL

Ambrosian chant Gregorian chant anon. (Trento) Gregor Aichinger Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei Douglas Brooks-Davies William Byrd Giovanni Paolo Cima Giovanni Croce Adrian Cuello First setting Second setting Andrea Gabrieli Giovanni Giorgi Francisco Guerrero Oliver Hayes Joachim Kelecom

Franz Liszt Luca Marenzio Tiburtio Massaino Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Lorenzo Perosi Roberto Remondi Déodat de Séverac Thomas Tallis Francisco Valls Ludovico da Viadana Tomás Luis de Victoria a 4 (SSAT or TTBarB) a 6 (SAATTB) Thurlow Weed

Original text and translations

Latin text

O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur;
recolitur memoria passionis ejus;
mens impletur gratia;
et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
(Alleluia)

Latin text

Brooks-Davies version,
O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur;
recolitur memoria passionis ejus;
mens impletur gratia;
et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur, alleluia.
Panem de caelo praestitisti eis
Omnem delectamentum in se haben tem.

English translation Translation supplied by The St. Ann Choir, directed by William Mahrt

O sacred banquet, wherein Christ is received;
the memorial of his passion is renewed;
the soul is filled with grace;
and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
(Alleluia)

French translation O banquet sacré
où l'on reçoit le Christ !
On célèbre le mémorial de sa passion,
l'âme est remplie de grâce et,
de la gloire future,
le gage nous est donné.
Alleluia

German translation O heiliges Gastmahl, bei dem Christus verzehrt wird:
Das Gedächtnis seines Leidens wird erneuert,
der Geist wird erfüllt mit Dankbarkeit,
und uns wird ein Pfand der zukünftigen Herrlichkeit gegeben.
(Halleluja!)

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