Hymn: Soul of my Saviour (Anima Christi)

Hymn from the service of Compline and Eucharistic Devotions sung by the Southwark Cathedral Merbecke Choir.

Director - Huw Morgan
Organist - Michael Bonaventure

http://www.merbecke.org.uk

TEXT
Soul of my Saviour sanctify my breast,
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest,
Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide,
wash me with water flowing from thy side.

Strength and protection may thy passion be,
O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me;
deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me,
so shall I never, never part from thee.

Guard and defend me from the foe malign,
in death's dread moments make me only thine;
call me and bid me come to thee on high
where I may praise thee with thy saints for ay.

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[MerbeckeChoir]

Text now added. Hope that helps. 

[franknebula]

my old favourite from school days

[markfromireland]

Nicely sung thanks for uploading, and thanks for stirring some happy memories too.

As a general point - so long as you have easy(ish) access to them posting the lyrics (and a translation too if it's Latin) is always a good idea. I make a point of doing it with my uploads and have often had YouTube users contact me to say how helpful they find having the text.

Hope this helps (and I hope you're doing more settings of Herrick's poems too! )

[cupjock]

How unfortunate the TEXT wasn't given here. The singing is uplifting but not always clearly followable.

[lollyclan]

poignant memories of school days many decades ago.. Children lifting their hearts and voices in praise to the Saviour.