Adoro Te Devote

Adoro te devote, latens deitas,

Quæ sub his figuris vere latitas;

Tibi se cor meum totum subicit,

Quia te contemplans totum deficit.

Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur,

Sed auditu solo tuto creditur.

Credo quid dixit Dei Filius;

Nil hoc verbo Veritátis verius.

In Cruce latebat sola Deitas,

At hic latet simul et Humanitas,

Ambo tamen credens atque confitens,

Peto quod petivit latro pœnitens.

O memoriale mortis Domini,

Panis vivus, vitam præstans homini,

Præsta meæ menti de te vívere,

Et te illi semper dulce sapere.

Jesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio,

Oro, fiat illud quod tam sitio:

Ut te revelata cernens facie,

Visu sim beátus tuæ gloriæ. Amen.

ɑdɔɾɔ tɛ dɛvɔtɛ, lɑtɛns dɛitɑs,

kwɛ sub is figuɾis vɛɾɛ lɑtitɑs;

tibi sɛ kɔɾ mɛum tɔtum subitʃit,

kwiɑ tɛ kɔntɛmplɑns tɔtum dɛfitʃit.

vizus, tɑktus, gustus in tɛ fɑllituɾ,

sɛd ɑuditu sɔlɔ tutɔ kɾɛdituɾ.

kɾɛdɔ kwidkwid diksit dɛi filius;

nil ɔk vɛɾbɔ vɛɾitɑtis vɛɾius.

in kɾutʃɛ lɑtɛbɑt sɔlɑ dɛitɑs,

ɑt ik lɑtɛt simul ɛt umɑnitɑs,

ɑmbɔ tɑmɛn kɾɛdɛns ɑtkwɛ kɔnfitɛns,

pɛtɔ kwɔd pɛtivit lɑtɾɔ pɛnitɛns.

ɔ mɛmɔɾiɑlɛ mɔɾtis dɔmini,

pɑnis vivus, vitɑm pɾɛstɑns ɔmini,

pɾɛstɑ mɛɛ mɛnti dɛ tɛ vivɛɾɛ,

ɛt tɛ illi sɛmpɛɾ dultʃɛ sɑpɛɾɛ.

jɛzu, kwɛm vɛlɑtum nunk ɑspitʃiɔ,

ɔɾɔ, fiɑt illud kwɔd tɑm sitsiɔ:

ut tɛ rɛvɛlɑtɑ tʃɛɾnɛns fɑtʃiɛ,

vizu sim bɛɑtus tuɛ glɔɾiɛ. ɑmɛn.

I adore with great devotion, hidden presence,

Truly hidden beneath these appearances.

I give to you my whole being,

because you can make me whole.

Sight, touch, taste all fail to comprehend,

Hearing along makes me believe.

I believe that divinity has spoken;

And there is nothing more true.

On the cross only the divinity was hidden,

Along with humanity.

Yet, I believe both,

And I ask that you “remember me.”

O memorial of the great death,

Living Bread that gives life to all,

Grant that my soul may live on you,

And always to savor your sweetness.

You, whom now I see hidden,

I ask that you fulfill my greatest desire:

That your presence being revealed,

I may see your beauty.

IPA Pronunciation Guide (with English

approximation)

a = “a” as in pasta

ɛ = “eh” as met

i = “ea” as in mead

ɔ = “o” as in fought

u = “oo” as in cool

j = “y” as in yes

ʃ = “ch” as in change

ɲ = “n” as in canyon