Author: Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1275; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: RitualSong #962 (1996) Topics: Benediction; Benediction First Line: O Saving Victim, op'ning wide (O salutaris hostia) Lyrics: 1 O saving Victim, op'ning wide
The gate of heav'n to all below!
Our foes press on from ev'ry side:
Your aid supply, thy strength bestow.
2 To your great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
O grant us endless length of days
When our true native land we see.
LATIN -
1 O salutaris hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.
2 Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria:
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
Languages: English; Latin Tune Title: DUGUET
O Saving Victim (O Salutaris)