Panis Angelicus

Bread of Angels

Panis Angelicus

Bread of angelsPanis angelicus
Becomes bread for mankindFit panis hominum
The bread of heavenDat panis cœlicus
Ends all prefigurationsFiguris terminum

O miraculous thing!O res mirabilis!
The Lord is eatenManducat Dominum
By the poor, the servant, and the humblePauper, servus et humilis

We beseech you, O GodheadTe trina Deitas
One in threeUnaque poscimus
Visit usSic nos tu visita
As we worship youSicut te colimus

Lead us along your pathsPer tuas semitas
To where we are headingDuc nos quo tendimus
To the light in which you dwellAd lucem quam inhabitas
Amen!Amen!