Adoro Te Devote | Instrumental (Violin/ Viola)

Adoro Te Devote is a Eucharistic hymn which was composed by St. Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi when it was first established in 1264. The chant is in mode V.
Text:
1. Adoro te devote, latens Deitas,
Quae sub his figuris vere latitas;
Tibi se cor meum totum subiicit,
Quia te contemplans, totum deficit.
2. Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur,
Sed auditu solo tuto creditur;
Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius,
Nil hoc verbo veritatis verius.
3. In Cruce latebat sola Deitas.
At hic latet simul et humanitas:
Ambo tamen credens, atque confitens,
Peto quod petivit latro paenitens.
4. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor,
Deum tamen meum te confiteor:
Fac me tibi semper magis credere,
In te spem habere, te diligere.
5. O memoriale mortis Domini,
Panis vivus vitam praestans homini:
Praesta meae menti de te vivere,
Et te illi semper dulce sapere.
6. Pie pellicane Iesu Domine,
Me immundum munda tuo Sanguine:
Cuius una stilla salvum facere
Totum mundum quit ab omni scelere.
7. Iesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio,
Oro, fiat illud, quod tam sitio,
Ut te revelata cernens facie,
Visu sim beatus tuae gloriae.
Amen.
English translation by Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844-1889):
1 Godhead here in hiding whom I do adore
Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more.
See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart
Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.
2 Seeing, touching, tasting are in thee deceived;
How says trusty hearing? that shall be believed;
What God's Son has told me, take for truth I do;
Truth himself speaks truly or there's nothing true.
3 On the cross thy godhead made no sign to men;
Here thy very manhood steals from human ken:
Both are my confession, both are my belief,
And I pray the prayer made by the dying thief.
4 I am not like Thomas, wounds I cannot see,
But I plainly call thee Lord and God as he:
This faith each day deeper be my holding of,
Daily make me harder hope and dearer love.
5 O thou, our reminder of the Crucified,
Living Bread, the life of us for whom he died,
Lend this life to me, then; feed and feast my mind,
There be thou the sweetness man was meant to find.
6 Like what tender tales tell of the Pelican,
Bathe me, Jesus Lord, in what thy bosom ran--
Blood that but one drop of has the pow'r to win
All the world forgiveness of its world of sin.
7 Jesus whom I look at shrouded here below,
I beseech thee, send me what I thirst for so,
Some day to gaze on thee face to face in light
And be blest forever with thy glory's sight.
Amen.

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Wow! I truly feel God’s presence when I hear this

[@ViolinDeNoche]

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Inspiración Divina.

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Beautiful!!

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[@raymundusgentylaras]

Allah yang tersamar, Dikau kusembah,
sungguh tersembunyi, roti wujudnya.
S’luruh hati hamba tunduk berserah
‘Ku memandang Dikau, hampa lainnya.
Pandang, raba, rasa, tidaklah benar,
‘ku percaya hanya yang t’lah kudengar.
S’luruh sabda dari Putera Allah
sungguh tak bertara kebenarannya.
Di salib tersamar keallahan-Mu,
di sini tersamar keinsanan-Mu.
Aku mengimani dua-duanya.
Yang penyamun minta, ‘ku memintanya.
Tak kulihat luka seperti Tomas,
namun kuakui, “Kau Tuhan Allah!”
Dan setiap hari tambahlah terus
iman dan harapan, kasih pada-Mu.

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Thank you for posting the lyrics! Enjoyable video!

[@ViolinDeNoche]

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This is absolutely gorgeous. Is the sheet music available, by chance?

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I’ve been looking for this hymn on the violin for such a long time, it’s perfect! Could you share the sheet music? I’d like to learn to play on Eucharistic adoration 🙏🏻

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Beautiful !!

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Beautiful!

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