CORPUS CHRISTI

Church of Sts. Peter & Paul, Singapore

ENTRANCE: “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” (Text: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1274, Music: Federico Caudana, 1927)

(Latin) Choir: 1. Lauda Sion Salvatorem,

Lauda ducem et Pastorem, In hymnis et canticis.

Refrain: Sit laus plena, sit sonora, Sit jucunda sit decora, mentis jubilatio. All: Christus vincit! Christus regnat! (x2) Christus imperat! 2. Ecce panis Angelorum,

Factus cibus viatorum: Non mittendus canibus.

3. Bone Pastor, Panis vere,

Tu nos bona fac videre In terra viventium.

(English) Choir: 1. Sion, praise our deliverer

Praise, to our leader and our Shepherd, in hymns and canticles.

Refrain: Let our praise be full and sonorous, Let it be joyful and adorned with endless jubilation. All: Christ, victorious! Christ, who reigns! (x2) Christ, King over all! 2. Behold, the bread of Angels,

He is food for the pilgrim: Not to be given to dogs.

3. O Good Shepherd, the real

Bread, In you, we see all goodness In the Land of the Living.

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SEQUENCE: “LAUDA SION SALVATOREM”

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DIVINE PRAISES

Blessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.

Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.

Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.

Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

The Celebrant proceeds to transfer the Blessed Sacrament back into the

Adoration Chapel.

BENEDICTION

Down in adoration falling

this great sacrament we hail.

Ancient types have long departed,

Newer rites of grace prevail.

Faith for all defects supplying,

where the feeble senses fail.

Celebrant: You have given them bread from heaven.

All: Having in itself all delight.

Celebrant:

Let us pray.

O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of Thy passion:

grant, we implore Thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy

body and blood, as always to be conscious of the fruit of Thy redemption.

Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.

Glory let us give and blessing,

To the Father and the Son.

Honour, might and praise addressing

While eternal ages run.

Equal praise to thee confessing

Who proceeds from both as one. Amen.

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O SAVING VICTIM (O SALUTARIS HOSTIA)

1. O saving Victim, op’ning wide

The gate of heav’n to us below,

Our foes press on from every side;

Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

2. All praise and thanks to thee ascend

Forever more, blest One in Three;

O grant us life that shall not end

In our true native land with thee.

CHRIST BE BESIDE ME

1. Christ be beside me,

Christ be before me,

Christ be behind me, King of my heart.

Christ be within me,

Christ be below me,

Christ be above me, never to part.

2. Christ on my right hand,

Christ on my left hand,

Christ all around me, shield in the

strife.

Christ in my sleeping,

Christ in my sitting,

Christ in my rising, light of my life.

3. Christ be in all hearts

thinking about me;

Christ be on all tongues telling of me.

Christ be the vision in eyes that see me;

In ears that hear me, Christ ever be.

O SACRAMENT MOST HOLY

1. O Jesus, we adore you,

Who in your love divine,

Conceal your mighty Godhead

In forms of bread and wine.

2. O Jesus, we adore you,

Our victim and our priest,

Whose precious blood and body

Become our sacred feast.

O Sacrament most holy, O sacrament divine,

All praise and all thanksgiving, Be ev’ry moment thine!

3. O Jesus, we adore you,

Our Savior and our King

And with the saints and angels

Our humble homage bring.

4. O Jesus, we adore you;

Come live in us we pray,

That all our thoughts and actions

Be yours alone today.

5. O Come, all you who labor

In sorrow and in pain;

Come, eat this bread from heaven;

Your peace and strength regain.

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HYMNS DURING PROCESSION

PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI (SING OF GLORY)

1. Pange, lingua, gloriosi

Corporis mysterium

Sanguinisque pretiosi,

Quem in mundi pretium

Fructus ventris generosi

Rex effudit gentium.

Sing of glory and his body,

Wondrous myst’ry to behold,

Blood poured out in death and dying,

Royal gift so cheaply sold.

First a mother’s selfless off’ring

Ransom now for sins untold.

2. Nobis datus, nobis natus

Ex intacta Virgine,

Et in mundo conversatus,

Sparso verbi semine,

Sui moras incolatus

Miro clausit ordine.

Gift for us and gift forever,

From the virgin’s womb was born,

Flesh of flesh and one among us,

Crucified and put to scorn,

That the Gospel seed might scatter

As of old the Lord had sworn.

3. In supremae nocte coenae,

Recumbens cum fratribus,

Observata lege plene

Cibis in legalibus,

Cibum turbae duodenae

Se dat suis manibus.

At the last, the paschal supper,

With his friends before they fled,

First he ate the meal of passage,

Paschal lamb and paschal bread;

Then himself as food he offered

That the many might be fed.

PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI / SING OF GLORY (continued)

4. Verbum caro, panem verum

Verbo carnem efficit:

Fitque sanguis Christi merum,

Et si sensus deficit,

Ad firmandum cor sincerum

Sola fides sufficit.

Word made flesh, by word made present,

Body broken for the Feast,

And his blood, the cup of blessing,

Shed for all by Christ the Priest:

Though the senses fail and falter,

Faith confirms true hearts in peace.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR

1. Beautiful Saviour,

King of Creation,

Son of God and Son of Man!

Truly I’d love thee,

Truly I’d serve thee,

Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

3. Fair is the sunshine,

Fair is the moonlight,

Bright the sparkling stars on high;

Jesus shines brighter,

Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels in the sky.

2. Fair are the meadows,

Fair are the woodlands,

Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;

Jesus is fairer,

Jesus is purer;

He makes our sorr’wing spirit sing.

4. Beautiful Saviour,

Lord of the nations,

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honour,

Praise, adoration,

Now and forever more be thine!

SOUL OF MY SAVIOR

1. Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast;

Body of Christ,

be thou my saving guest;

Blood of my Savior,

bathe me in thy tide;

Wash me with water

flowing from his side.

2. Strength and protection may thy

Passion be;

O Blessed Jesus,

hear and answer me;

Deep in thy wounds, Lord,

hide and shelter me;

So shall I never, never part from thee.

3. Hear me, Lord Jesus, listen as I pray;

“Lead me from night to

never ending day.

Fill all the world with

love and grace divine,

And glory, laud, and

praise be ever thine.”

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