Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum O res mirabilis Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis
Heavenly bread That becomes the bread for all mankind Bread from the angelic host That is the end of all imaginings Oh, miraculous thing This body of God will nourish Even the poorest The most humble of servants Even the poorest The most humble of servants
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Bread of Angels, made the bread of men; The Bread of heaven puts an end to all symbols: A thing wonderful! The Lord becomes our food: poor, a servant, and humble. We beseech Thee, Godhead One in Three That Thou wilt visit us, as we worship Thee, lead us through Thy ways, We who wish to reach the light in which Thou dwellest. Amen.