Words: (1227-1274) (O Sal­u­tar­is Hos­tia); trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by , 1849.

Music: O Sal­u­tar­is Hos­tia, Ab­bé Du­guet (?-cir­ca 1767).


O saving Victim, open wide
The gate of Heaven to man below;
Our foes press on from every side;
Your aid supply; Your strength bestow.

To your great Name be endless praise;
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
Grant us, for endless length of days,
In our true native land to be.


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