Hail True Body

Ave Verum Corpus, K618

Hail, hail, true bodyAve ave verum corpus
Born of the Virgin Mary;Natum de maria virgine;
Truly suffering, sacrificedVere passum, immolatum
On the cross for mankind:In cruce pro homine:
From whose pierced sideCujus latus perforatum
Flowed water and blood:Fluxit aqua et sanguine:
Be a foretaste for usEsto nobis praegustatum
In the trial of death.In mortis examine.
In the trial of death.In mortis examine.