Hail, true Body, born of Mary
Hail, true Body, born of Mary,
spotless Virgin's virgin birth;
thou whose sacred side was riven,
whence the water flowed and blood,
O most kind!
O gracious One!
O sweetest Jesus,
holy Mary's Son!
Thou who truly hangedst weary
on the cross for sons of earth;
O may'st thou, dear Lord, be given
at death's hour to be my food:
O most kind!
O gracious One!
O sweetest Jesus,
holy Mary's Son!
Words: Latin, fourteenth century;
trans. Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, 1906
Music: Ave verum, Standish
Meter: Irregular
Website compiled by
Steve Benner
, 2000-2003.
