This hymn was written by St. Thomas Aquinas and is about the Eucharist. It contains 3 key points:
1. It expresses devotion and worship for the hidden God who is truly present in the Eucharist beneath the appearances of bread and wine. The senses cannot perceive this, but faith and hearing suffice.
2. It acknowledges Jesus' presence in both his divinity and humanity, just as he was both God and man. It asks for the same faith and repentance as the thief on the cross.
3. It pleads for the strength to always believe in, hope in, and love Jesus, whose memorial is celebrated in the Eucharist, and to be purified
This hymn was written by St. Thomas Aquinas and is about the Eucharist. It contains 3 key points:
1. It expresses devotion and worship for the hidden God who is truly present in the Eucharist beneath the appearances of bread and wine. The senses cannot perceive this, but faith and hearing suffice.
2. It acknowledges Jesus' presence in both his divinity and humanity, just as he was both God and man. It asks for the same faith and repentance as the thief on the cross.
3. It pleads for the strength to always believe in, hope in, and love Jesus, whose memorial is celebrated in the Eucharist, and to be purified
This hymn was written by St. Thomas Aquinas and is about the Eucharist. It contains 3 key points:
1. It expresses devotion and worship for the hidden God who is truly present in the Eucharist beneath the appearances of bread and wine. The senses cannot perceive this, but faith and hearing suffice.
2. It acknowledges Jesus' presence in both his divinity and humanity, just as he was both God and man. It asks for the same faith and repentance as the thief on the cross.
3. It pleads for the strength to always believe in, hope in, and love Jesus, whose memorial is celebrated in the Eucharist, and to be purified