O Salutaris Hostia

Also known as:

O Saving Victim

A hymn sung at Benediction as the Blessed Sacrament is being censed by the celebrant.

O saving Victim, opening wide

The gate of heav'n to man below,

Our foes press on from ev'ry side,

Thy aid supply, thy strength bestow.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend

Forever more, blest One in Three;

O grant us life that shall not end,

In our true native land with thee.