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VERBUM SUPERNUM PRODIENS

The hymn "The Heavenly Word Proceeding Forth" for the Lauds of Corpus Christi. Written by St. Thomas Aquinas, it is translated into every modern language. The fifth and sixth verses are known as the O Salutaris Hostia, often sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.