the church of the
ascension
in the city of
new york
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Maundy Thursday, April 9
Psalm 102 / 1 Corinthians 10:14-17, 11:27-32 / John 17:1-11
Hunger and thirst, O Christ, for sight of thee,
Came between me and all the feasts of earth.
Give thou thyself the Bread, thyself the Wine,
Thou, sole provision for the unknown way.
Long hunger wasted the world wanderer,
With sight of thee may he be satisfied.
— Radbod, Bishop of Utrecht (d. 917)
(tr. Helen Waddell, from Mediaeval Latin Lyrics, Penguin, 1968)
Hunger and thirst, O Christ, for sight of thee,
Came between me and all the feasts of earth.
Give thou thyself the Bread, thyself the Wine,
Thou, sole provision for the unknown way.
Long hunger wasted the world wanderer,
With sight of thee may he be satisfied.
— Radbod, Bishop of Utrecht (d. 917)
(tr. Helen Waddell, from Mediaeval Latin Lyrics, Penguin, 1968)
