Liszt, Franz: O Sacrum Convivium


O Sacrum Convivium (1885)

O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur:
recolitur memoria passionis eius;
mens impletur gratia
et futuræ gloriæ nobis pignus datur.

O sacred feast in which Christ is taken:
the memory of his Passion is recalled:
the soul is filled with thanks:
and a promise is given to us of future glory.

Words: St Thomas Aquinas, Antiphon for the Feast of Corpus Christi
Music: Franz Liszt (1811-86)