O Salutaris Hostia

O Saving Victim

O Salutaris Hostia

O Saving VictimO Salutaris Hostia

O Saving VictimO Salutaris Hostia
That opens the gate of heaven:Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Our enemies press upon us,Bella premunt hostilia,
Give strength, bring aid.Da robur, fer auxilium.

To the Threefold LordUni trinoque Domino
Be eternal glory,Sit sempiterna gloria,
Who gives us life without endQui vitam sine termino
In our homeland.Nobis donet in patria.
Amen.Amen.

O saving Victim, opening wideO saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to all us below:The gate of heaven to all us below:
Our foes press on from every side;Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

To Thy great Name be endless praise,To Thy great Name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three!Immortal Godhead, One in Three!
O grant us endless length of daysO grant us endless length of days
With Thee in our true country.With Thee in our true country.
Amen.Amen.