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O Salutaris Hostia

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O Salutaris Hostia (săl'ytâr`ĭs, sä'ltä`rĭs) [Lat.,=O saving victim], hymn to the Host, one of the two hymns regularly sung at the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church. The other hymn is Tantum ergo. O Salutaris is really the last two stanzas of a Corpus Christi hymn, Verbum supernum prodiens, probably written by St. Thomas Aquinas.
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I remember our pastor walking the host slowly around the church, blessing the congregation, while my classmates and I sang O Salutaris Hostia, dutifully stumbling through the intricate Latin.
In good company: adoration isn't so much about adoring as it is about ... by Moyer, Ginny / U.S. Catholic
Thomas authored the hymns O Salutaris Hostia, Tantum Ergo and Adoro Te Devote.
Naju and history (further reflections on the Eucharistic Miracle) by Roman Danylak / Catholic Insight
At first a small streak of smoke would appear rising up between the trio, then a huge cloud as all knelt and the priest incensed the Blessed Sacrament while the congregation sang O Salutaris Hostia.
Eat, drink, and be blessed by Boyer, Mark G. / U.S. Catholic
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