Ave Verum Corpus

French, Jessica (b. 1984)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Holy Week → Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
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:
The French Press

Lyrics:

Ave verum Corpus,
natum de Maria Virgine.
Vere passum,
immolatum in cruce pro homine:
Cujus latus perforatum,
unda fluxit sanguine.
Esto nobis praegustatum,
in mortis examine.
O Jesu dulcis, O Jesu pie
O Jesu Fili Mariae,
miserere mei. Amen.

Translation:
Hail, true Body,
born of the Virgin Mary,
Who has truly suffered,
was sacrificed on the cross for mortals,
Whose side was pierced.
whence flowed water and blood;
Be for us a foretaste (of heaven)
during our final examining.
O Jesu sweet, O Jesu pure,
O Jesu, Son of Mary,
have mercy upon me. Amen.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Apr 11, 2022 Last updated: Apr 11, 2022