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Ave verum corpus

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Ave verum corpus (Hail, true body). Hymn (anonymous and of unknown date) possessing its own plainsong and also frequently set by composers ( Desprès, Byrd, Mozart, Cherubini, S. Wesley, Gounod, Elgar, etc.), such motet settings being frequently sung in the Roman office of Benediction. Translations sometimes begin Jesu, Word of God Incarnate, Jesu, Blessed Word of God Incarnate, or Word of God Incarnate.

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Ave Verum Corpus

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Ave Verum Corpus. A short anonymous Eucharistic hymn, probably dating from the 14th cent. One English translation begins ‘Hail true body, Born of the Virgin Mary’.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ave Verum Corpus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ave Verum Corpus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AveVerumCorpus.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ave Verum Corpus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AveVerumCorpus.html

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