Sacris solemniis
General information
Sacris solemniis, attributed to Thomas Aquinas, is one of the hymns for the procession of Corpus Christi. The Liber usualis supplies two melodies. The 6th & 7th verses are often set separately as Panis angelicus.
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Text and translations
Latin text 1 Sacris solemniis juncta sint gaudia (inclita gaudiis), 2 Noctis recolitur coena novissima 3 Post agnum typicum, expletis epulis, 4 Dedit fragilibus corporis ferculum, 5 Sic sacrificium istud instituit, 6 Panis angelicus fit panis hominum; 7 Te, trina Deitas unaque, poscimus, |
English translation 1 At this our solemn feast let holy joys abound, 2 Remember we that eve when, the Last Supper spread, 3 The typic Lamb consumed, the legal feast complete, 4 He gave them, weak and frail, His flesh, their food to be; 5 So He this sacrifice to institute did will, 6 Thus Angels' bread is made the bread of man today: 7 Thee, therefore, we implore, O Godhead, One in Three, |
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