07. Panis Angelicus

  • Panis Angelicus – 3:20 – Franck

Panis Angelicus uses a text probably by Saint Thomas Aquinas.  It is a favorite for the celebration of Corpus Christi.  This is a setting by Fuentes of Cesar Franck’s classic (2008).

Latin Text 

Panis Angelicus fit panis hominum
Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum
O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis
Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis

English Translation 

The angel’s bread becomes the bread of men
The heavenly bread ends all symbols
Oh, miraculous thing! The body of the Lord will nourish
The poor, poor, and humble servant
The poor, poor, and humble servant