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Adoro te devote
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Adoro te devote by Henry Bird Collins — Lyrics
1. [https://www.corpusthomisticum.org/pat.html Adoro te devote], latens Deitas(/veritas),
quae sub his figuris vere latitas:
tibi se cor meum totum subjicit,
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 poenitens.
4. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor:
Deum tamen meum te confiteor:
fac me tibi semper magis credere,
in te spem habere, te diligere.
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About Adoro te devote
Henry Bird Collins composed this setting of the devotional Latin hymn Adoro te devote, a text traditionally attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas. The hymn expresses profound faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, even when the senses are deceived. Collins's SATTB voicing allows for rich harmonic exploration as the choir proclaims the believer's surrender to God. The composer uses the Latin text to convey the mystery and awe of the Eucharist, moving from sensory doubt to unwavering faith, and culminating in a plea for deeper belief, hope, and love in Christ. This sacred motet is a powerful expression of eucharistic devotion.
