Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#277b

277b. O saving Victim, opening wide

1 O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to man below,
Our foes press on from every side,
Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow. A-men.

2 All praise and thanks to thee ascend
For evermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end
In our true native land with thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O saving Victim, opening wide
• Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814 - 78
• Author: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1227 - 74
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Sacraments and Rites: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: ST. VINCENT
• Composer: Sigismund Neukomm, 1778 - 1858
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major