O Domine Jesu Christe, adoro te in cruce vulneratum

Settings by composers

• Gregor Aichinger SATB
• Giovanni Paolo Cima AB or SB
• Giovanni Gabrieli SSAATTBB
• Francisco Guerrero
  • I SATB
  • II SATB
• Marco Antonio Ingegneri TTBB †
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  • a 4 SATB
  • a 6 AATBBB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria SAATTB or ATTBBB †

Original text and translations

Latin text O Domine Jesu Christe, adoro te in cruce vulneratum felle et aceto potatum: deprecor te ut tua vulnera sint remedium animae meae. †Alternative last line morsque tua sit vita mea. Italian translation O Signore Gesù Cristo, ti adoro ferito in croce, abbeverato di fiele e aceto. Ti prego affinchè le tue piaghe e la tua morte siano la mia vita.

English translation Lord Jesus Christ, I worship you, who were wounded on the cross and given gall and vinegar to drink: I pray that your wounds may be a remedy for my soul. Alternative last line and your death may give me life. Dutch translation O Heer Jezus Christu, ik aanbid U, gewond aan het kruis, gelaafd met gal en edik. Ik smeek u :dat Uw wonden en Uw dood mij het leven binnenleiden.