TTBB setting of an English translation of the "Ave Verum" prayer.
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Text:
Hail, true Body of the Lord born of the Virgin Mary,
Hail, true Body sacrificed on the cross for mankind,
Streams of blood and water flowed from that beautiful pierced side
Be for us a foretaste in distress of heaven!
O sweet Jesus,
O holy Jesus,
O Jesus, son of Mary,
have mercy on me.
Amen.