Ad Jesum Christum, Dominum et Salvatorem...
Language: Latin
Fuit tempus, cum plorarem, anxius circumspectarem, nec unquam consisterem; Tu, quid tulerim, sensisti, Tu, mi Domine, jussisti, lacrimas abstergerem. Verbo tuo excitatum, sacramento renovatum perfudisti gaudio. Angelos clare cantentes, me inversum triumphantes auscultavi illico. O si cor meum arderet, si contritum adhaereret crucifixo domino; Sancto Spiritu repletum, crucis limiti repletum, inserviret sedulo. Quid pro vinculis solutis reddam tibi? en, salutis calicem accipiam: nomen tuum laudaturus, gloriam praedicaturus et misericordiam. Quando os tuum spectabo, quando totus te amabo, nec peccabo amplius? Taedet hic jam commorari, in coelis te venerari, Jesu, foret satius!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Ad Jesum Christum, Dominum et Salvatorem meum" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 91