O Sacred Feast (Six Motets, No. 4)

Willan, Healey (1880–1968)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time → The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) → Cycle A
Proper of Time → The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time → The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) → Cycle B
Proper of Time → The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time → The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) → Cycle C
Communion

Publication Information:
H. W. Gray—CPP/Belwin — GCMR 00715 (1924)

Text Information:
Reference: O sacrum convivium, Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274)

Lyrics:

O Sacred Feast, wherein Christ is received,
the memory of his Passion is renewed in us,
our souls are filled with grace,
and the pledge of everlasting glory is given to us.
Alleluia.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Feb 16, 2022