William Byrd (1540-1623)

Ego sum panis vivus,
qui de caelo descendi.
Si quis manducaverit
ex hoc pane,
vivet in aeternum.
Alleluia.

I am the living bread
which descended from heaven.
Any who eat of this bread
shall live forever.
Alleluia.

Eucharistic Song for the feast of Corpus Christi; vs. 51-52a

©Pamela Dellal

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