This edition was prepared by Douglas Walczak — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Adoro te devote
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Adoro te devote by Joseph Surzynski — 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.
Read full lyrics
About Adoro te devote
This setting of the celebrated Marian antiphon Adoro te devote opens with a solemn and devotional mood, immediately establishing the text's profound theological weight. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonic interplay, supporting the Latin text with a sense of reverence. The composer guides the choir through the hymn's exploration of faith, particularly focusing on the mystery of the Eucharist and the believer's response to the divine presence. The music is crafted to enhance the text's expression of complete surrender and unwavering trust in God, even when physical senses are deceived. It aims to inspire a deep contemplation of Christ's sacrifice and the hope found in belief.
