Ave verum corpus, 
natum de Maria Virgine:
Vere passum, immolatum 
in cruce pro homine:
Cuius latus perforatum, 
unda fluxit sanguine:
Esto nobis prægustatum 
[in mortis examine]1.
[O Jesu dulcis, o Jesu pie, 
O Jesu Fili Dei et Mariæ.]2

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Note: the text is often attributed to Pope Innocent VI (?-1362)
¹ Elgar, Josquin: "Mortis in examine"
² omitted by Mozart; Byrd: "O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu, Fili Mariæ, miserere mei. Amen"; Elgar: "O clemens, o pie, o dulcis Jesu, Fili Mariæ"; Josquin: "O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu Fili Virginis Mariæ"

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Michel Bosc (b. 1963), "Ave verum corpus", 2012. [low voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Ave verum corpus" [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Ave verum corpus" [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "Ave verum", 1933 [voice, violin ad libitum, and organ], A.F. Publishing [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Kaj Erik Gustafsson (b. 1942), "Ave, verum corpus", 1990. [chorus] [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), "Ave verum corpus" [SATB chorus and organ] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Ave verum corpus, natum" [three-part chorus] [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868 - 1952), "Ave verum corpus", 1901. [vocal trio with organ ad libitum] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ave verum corpus", K. 618 (1791) [ chorus, strings, and organ], motet [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Georg Wilhelm Rauchenecker (1844 - 1906), "Ave verum corpus", 1903, first performed 1904. [alto, cello, harp, and organ] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Jaroslav Stastny-Pokorny (b. 1952), as Peter Graham, "Ave Verum Corpus" [soprano, clarinet and piano] [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Edward Francis Garesché) , title 1: "Hail, true Body, truly born of the Virgin Mary mild"
• FRE French (Français) (Ton Rooijmans) , title 1: "Nous vous saluons, vrai corps du Christ"
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 10
Word count: 38

Gegroet, werkelijk lichaam1,
Geboren uit de Maagd Maria.
Gij hebt echt geleden, bent geofferd
Op het kruis voor de mens.
Uit uw doorboorde zijde
Vloeide water en bloed.
Wees ons tot voorsmaak2
In de beproeving van de dood.
O goede Jezus, o trouwe Jezus,
O Jezus, zoon van Maria!