Religion
Lauda Sion Salvatorem (Part II)
Translated by Edward Caswall (1849) · From Lyra Catholica (1849)
Lo! upon the Altar lies,
Hidden deep from human eyes,
Bread of Angels from the skies,
Made the food of mortal man:
Children’s meat to dogs denied;
In old types foresignified;
In the manna Heav’n-supplied,
Isaac, and the Paschal Lamb.
Jesu! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou thy flock in safety keep,
Living Bread! thy life supply;
Strengthen us, or else we die;
Fill us with celestial grace:
Thou, who feedest us below!
Source of all we have or know!
Grant that with thy Saints above,
Sitting at the feast of love,
We may see Thee face to face.
Codex Note
Latin: Lauda Sion Salvatorem. Continuation of the hymn above, as printed in Lyra Catholica (1849) among the Hymns and Sequences of the Roman Missal.
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MLA
Aquinas, St. Thomas. “Lauda Sion Salvatorem (Part II).” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas-aquinas/9/.
Chicago
Aquinas, St. Thomas. “Lauda Sion Salvatorem (Part II).” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas-aquinas/9/.
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