Corpus Christi Sequence
Let us praise the Savior, of this divine banquet,
he is our shepherd and guide. the banquet of the Lord.
Let us praise him with hymns
and songs of joy. This is the new Easter,
Easter of the only King,
Let us praise him without limits that ends with the alliance
and with all our strength; so heavy of the law.
for the Lord is so great,
that our praise is little. This new, always new,
it is the light of truth,
Today we joyfully acclaim what replaces the old
to Christ, who is our bread, with recent clarity.
for he is the bread of life,
that gives us immortal life. At that last supper
Christ performed the miracle
Twelve were those who dined. to leave his friends
and he gave bread to the twelve. the memorial of his life.
Then they ate it,
and then, all the men. Taught by the Church,
we consecrate bread and wine,
Be full of praise that redeem us men,
and filled with joyful songs; and give strength on the way.
that our souls overflow It is a dogma of Christianity
in a whole holy concert. that the bread becomes flesh,
and what was once wine
Today we celebrate with joy it turns into blood.
the glorious institution
There are things we do not understand,
well, reason is not enough; The bad ones are given death
but if we see them with faith, and gives life to the good.
they will enter the heart. What a different effect
have the same food!
Under various symbols
and in different figures, If they break it, don't worry;
certain truths are hidden they only leave the exterior;
wonderful, deep. in the smallest fragment
The Lord is whole.
Your Blood is our drink;
your Flesh, our food; When they leave the exterior,
but in the bread or in the wine only share what you have seen;
Christ is fully complete. it is not a decrease
of the person of Christ.
Whoever eats it does not break it,
it does not split or divide; The bread that comes down from heaven
he is the whole and the part; it's food for travelers.
Life is in the one who receives it. It is bread for the children.
Don't let the dogs down!
It can be just one
he who approaches the altar, Isaac, the innocent,
or they can be multitudes: it is the shape of this bread,
Christ will not end. with the Easter lamb
and the mysterious manna.
They eat it, both good and bad,
with different benefit; Have compassion for us,
it is not the same to have life good shepherd, true bread.
to be sentenced to death. Be patient with us and take care of us
and lead us to heaven.
You can do everything and you know it,
shepherd of sheep, divine.
Grant us in heaven
enjoy the inheritance with you.
Amen.