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Ave verum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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Ave verum by Samuel Webbe — Lyrics
Ave, verum corpus natum
de Maria Virgine:
vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
cuius latus perforatum
fluxit aqua et sanguine:
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About Ave verum
This setting of the Latin Eucharistic text Ave verum corpus is suitable for liturgical use during services such as Mass, Corpus Christi, or funerals. The SA voicing makes it accessible for two-part choirs, offering a clear and direct musical expression of the profound theological sentiments within the ancient text. Samuel Webbe’s composition aims to capture the solemnity and devotion inherent in the words, which meditate on Christ’s true body, his suffering and sacrifice on the cross, and the flow of blood and water from his pierced side. The music invites contemplation on the Blessed Sacrament as a foretaste of eternal life and a source of mercy in our final hour.
