O sacrum convivium

General Information

Antiphon to the Magnificat at 2nd Vespers of Corpus Christi
Based on 1 Cor. 11:26 & Rom 8:18. A traditional prayer honouring the Blessed Sacrament.

Musical settings at CPDL

Anonymous Ambrosian chant Gregorian chant 15c setting SAA Gregor Aichinger SAB Jacques Arcadelt SATTB or ATTBB Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei SATB Douglas Brooks-Davies SATB (adds Panem de caelo) William Byrd ATTB André Campra S soli & bc Mark Chapman SATB Giovanni Paolo Cima SS or ST Giovanni Croce a 4 SATB a 5 Adrian Cuello First setting SATB Second setting SATB Francesco Feroci TTB Andrea Gabrieli SATTB or ATBBB Mariano Garau SATB Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB Giovanni Giorgi SATB J. Grimm SATB Francisco Guerrero SAATBB Oliver Hayes SAATB

Hans Leo Hassler SSAATTB Joachim Kelecom SATB Orlando di Lasso SATTB Franz Liszt A solo & S unison Luca Marenzio SATB Tiburtio Massaino SATB.SATB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB Benedetto Pallavicino ATTTTTBB Giovanni Battista Pergolesi SATB Lorenzo Perosi TTBB Roberto Remondi SAB Déodat de Séverac SATB Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck SATTB Thomas Tallis SAATB or ATTBarB Francisco Valls SSAT.SATB Enrico Vercesi SATB Ludovico da Viadana SATB Tomás Luis de Victoria a 4 (SSAT or TTBarB) a 6 (SAATTB) Samuel Webbe SATB with S solo SATB with SATB soli Georg Viktor Weber SATBB Thurlow Weed SATB

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) Panem de caelo praestitisti eis Omnem delectamentum in se habentem.

English translation 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) You gave them bread from heaven Containing in itself all sweetness. Tr. by The St. Ann Choir, directed by William Mahrt

English translation O sacred communion meal, in which Christ takes form for us; Renewing here the memory of His passion holy. Minds grow full of charity; And a glory yet to come unto us is granted. Alleluia. Metrical-poetical translation by Christopher J. Hoh

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!)

Croatian translation

O sveta gozbo na kojoj se Krist blaguje,
slavi se spomen muke njegove,
duša se napunja milosti
i daje nam se zalog buduće slave
Aleluja.

External links

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