Ave Christe immolate
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Ave Christe, immolate in crucis ara, redemptionis hostia: morte tua nos amara fac redemptos luce clara tecum frui gloria. Ave verbum, incarnatum de Maria Virgine, panis vivus Angelorum, salus et spes infirmorum, medicina peccatorum. Salve corpus Jesu Christi, quod de coelo descendisti et populum redemisti, qui in cruce pependisti. Jesu bone, fons pietatis, laus Angelorum, gloria Sanctorum, spes peccatorum, miserere nobis. Salve lux mundi, verbum Patris, hostia vera, viva caro, Deitas integra, verus homo. Ave principium nostrae creationis, ave pretium nostrae redemptionis, ave viaticum nostrae peregrinationis, ave solatium nostrae expectationis, ave salus nostrae salvationis. Qui hic immolaris pro nobis et sanctificaris, juva dies nostros in pace disponi, et nos electorum tuorum grege numerari.
Text 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 Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Ave Christe immolate" [four-part chorus] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Hail Christ sacrificed", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 21
Word count: 113