Wedding Music

Ave Verum Corpus
EDWARD ELGAR

TEXT
Ave verum Corpus natum ex Maria Virgine:
Vere passum immolatum in cruce pro homine:
Cujus latus perforatum vero fluxit sanguine:
Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine.
O clemens, O pie, O dulcis Jesu, Fili Mariae.

TRANSLATION
Hail true Body born of the Virgin Mary:
Which truly suffered and was sacrificed on the cross for humankind:
From whose pierced side flowed a wave of blood:
Grant that we may taste you throughout our life.
O gentle, O blessed, O sweet Jesus, Son of Mary.