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View of the Magdalen Tower on May Morning, 2007.

The Hymnus Eucharisticus is a traditional hymn sung by the choir of boy choristers and lay clerks of Magdalen College, Oxford. The boys are choirsters Magdalen College School, Oxford and the lay clerks male students from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford. at Oxford, England. The hymn is best known for its role in the events of May Morning, a 500-year old tradition where the choir sings the hymn from Magdalen Tower at 6 a.m. each year on the morning of 1 May. This initiates the annual May Morning celebrations in Oxford. Large crowds gather in the High Street and on Magdalen Bridge to listen. The sound is very faint although more recently amplification has been used. The crowds then disperse for other celebratory activities such as Morris Dancing. The hymn is also sung from the gallery of the college's Great Hall (the dining room) during important college occasions.

The music is composed by Benjamin Rogers, "Doctor of Musique of the University of Oxon, 1685" and is entered on a folio bearing the date 1673 indicating that it may have been written prior to that date. The lyrics were alleged to have been written by Dr. Nathaniel Ingelo, to be sung "at the civic feast at Guildhall on the 5th July, 1660, while the king and the other royal personages were at dinner"; however, the words of Ingelo's hymn differ significantly.^[1]

The Hymnus Eucharisticus appears in several movies and television programs, including most notably, Richard Attenborough's film Shadowlands (1993), on the later years of C.S. Lewis, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins (as Lewis) and Debra Winger. Lewis, a Christian apologist and author, taught at Magdalen College, one of the colleges of Oxford University that was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St. John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate.

Lyrics

Te Deum Patrem colimus,
Te laudibus prosequimur,
qui corpus cibo reficis,
coelesti mentem gratia.

Te adoramus, O Jesu,
Te, Fili unigenite,
Te, qui non dedignatus es
subire claustra Virginis.

Actus in crucem, factus es
irato Deo victima
per te, Salvator unice
vitae spes nobis rediit.

Tibi, aeterne Spiritus
cuius afflatu peperit
infantem Deum Maria,
aeternum benedicimus.

Triune Deus, hominum
salutis auctor optime,
immensum hoc mysterium
ovante lingua canimus.

We worship God the Father,
We offer to you our praise,
that you nourishes our bodies,
and minds with heavenly grace.

We worship you, O Jesus,
You, the only begotten Son,
You, who are you not disdain
to be born of a Virgin.

The act on the cross, you were made
the victim of an angry God
Through You, our only Savior
Hope of Life returned to us.

To You, Eternal Spirit
from whose inspiration bore
the Child of God, by Mary,
are we eternally blessed.

Triune God, all men
greet the author of the highest,
of this immense mystery
our tongues all cheer and sing.

Notes

^ The Maudeleyne Grace accessed 11 August 2006.

External links

Hymnus Eucharisticus and Music for a May Morning information from Magdalen College
May Morning, Magdalen Tower by William Holman Hunt (1890)
Oxford's May Morning from the BBC, 2003

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[1] The Maudeleyne Grace accessed 11 August 2006.

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-The '''Hymnus Eucharisticus''' is a traditional [[hymn]] sung by the [[Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalen College]] choir (boy choristers from [[Magdalen College School, Oxford|Magdalen College School]] nearby) at [[Oxford]], [[England]]. The hymn is sung from the gallery of the college's Great Hall (the dining room) during important college occasions. Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by [[William Waynflete]], Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St. John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate.
+The '''Hymnus Eucharisticus''' is a traditional [[hymn]] sung by the choir of boy choristers and lay clerks of [[Magdalen College, Oxford]].  The boys are choirsters [[Magdalen College School, Oxford]] and the lay clerks male students from Magdalen College at the [[University of Oxford]]. at [[Oxford]], [[England]]. The hymn is best known for its role in the events of [[May Morning]], a 500-year old tradition where the choir sings the hymn from [[Magdalen Tower]] at 6 a.m. each year on the morning of 1 May. This initiates the annual [[May Morning]] celebrations in [[Oxford]]. Large crowds gather in the [[High Street, Oxford|High Street]] and on [[Magdalen Bridge]] to listen. The sound is very faint although more recently amplification has been used. The crowds then disperse for other celebratory activities such as [[Morris dance|Morris Dancing]].  The hymn is also sung from the gallery of the college's Great Hall (the dining room) during important college occasions.
-In addition, and more publicly, it is also sung from [[Magdalen Tower]] at 6am every 1 May, a tradition of more than 500 years. This initiates the annual [[May Morning]] celebrations in [[Oxford]]. Large crowds gather in the [[High Street, Oxford|High Street]] and on [[Magdalen Bridge]] to listen. The sound is very faint although more recently amplification has been used. The crowds then disperse for other celebratory activities such as [[Morris dance|Morris Dancing]].
 The music is composed by Benjamin Rogers, "Doctor of Musique of the University of Oxon, 1685" and is entered on a folio bearing the date 1673 indicating that it may have been written prior to that date.  The lyrics were alleged to have been written by Dr. [[Nathaniel Ingelo]], to be sung "at the civic feast at Guildhall on the 5th July, 1660, while the king and the other royal personages were at dinner"; however, the words of Ingelo's hymn differ significantly.<ref>[http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:uEm_d8soLcgJ:www.gutenberg.org/files/13712/13712-h/13712-h.htm+%22Te+deum+patrem+colimus%22+translation&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2 The Maudeleyne Grace] accessed 11 August 2006.</ref>
-The ''Hymnus Eucharisticus'' appears in several movies and television programs, including most notably, [[Richard Attenborough]]'s film ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1993), on the later years of [[C.S. Lewis]], starring Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]] (as Lewis) and [[Debra Winger]].
+The ''Hymnus Eucharisticus'' appears in several movies and television programs, including most notably, [[Richard Attenborough]]'s film ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (1993), on the later years of [[C.S. Lewis]], starring Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]] (as Lewis) and [[Debra Winger]]. Lewis, a Christian apologist and author, taught at Magdalen College, one of the colleges of Oxford University that was founded in 1458 by [[William Waynflete]], Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St. John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate.
 ==Lyrics==