O Salutaris Hostia

O Salutaris Hostia is the traditional Eucharistic hymn often sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The English below is a classic public-domain rendering.

The Prayer

O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below! Our foes press on from every side; Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. To Thy great Name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead, one in Three; Oh, grant us endless length of days In our true native land with Thee. Amen.

Traditional Eucharistic hymn (St. Thomas Aquinas); classic English, public domain.

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