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Adoro te, WoO 52
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns, Eucharistic songs
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Adoro te, WoO 52 by Josef Rheinberger — 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, WoO 52
Josef Rheinberger's Adoro te, WoO 52 is a profound setting of the celebrated Eucharistic hymn, traditionally attributed to Thomas Aquinas. The text expresses deep devotion to the hidden presence of Christ in the Eucharist, moving from intellectual contemplation of the divine to a heartfelt plea for faith, hope, and love. The soaring lines for SSATTBB voices, sung in Latin, build to moments of intense expression, mirroring the text's journey from sensory doubt to unwavering belief, and its final earnest prayer for spiritual nourishment. This is a powerful and richly coloured anthem for a choir seeking to convey the solemn mystery and deep personal faith of the eucharistic celebration.
