1 O saving Victim, opening wide
the gate of heaven to us below,
our foes press on from every side:
thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.
2 All praise and thanks to thee ascend
for evermore, blest One-in-Three;
O grant us life that shall not end
in our true native land with thee.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O saving Victim, opening wide |
| Title: | O Saving Victim, Opening Wide |
| Translator (st. 1): | Edward Caswall (1814-1878) |
| Author (attributed to): | Thomas Aquinas (1225?-1274) |
| Translator (st. 2): | John Mason Neale (1818-1866) |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Meter: | LM |
| Scripture: | Psalm 27; John 10:1-10; Hebrews 9:11-15 |
| Topic: | Eucharist; Salvation/Redemption |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VERBUM SUPERNUM |
| Harmonizer: | Alfred Leslie Rose, SSJE (1890-1970) |
| Meter: | LM |
| Source: | Mechlin plainsong, Mode 8 |
| Copyright: | Harm. © The Society of St. John the Evangelist |
