Dend X. Sang
Gratitude for the Shepherd's Sacrifice
The speaker offers thanks to Jesus for his role as the eternal Shepherd and the ransom paid for the soul.
Thank you, Jesus, eternal Shepherd of my soul. Thank you for your death, the ransom for my soul, by which you saved me.
The Sweetness of the Holy Sacrament
The speaker reflects on the spiritual nourishment found in the Body and Blood of Christ and the internal sweetness of his presence.
Thank you for your Body and your Blood, the food for my soul, the fruit of Paradise, and the flood against the serpent's bite and hatred. I now taste how sweet you are for mouth and mind; my heart knows it best, for you have been deeply impressed upon it.
Renouncing the World for Eternal Life
The speaker turns away from worldly vanity to seek continued nourishment from Christ until the end of life.
In the pleasures of the world, I turn away, for I am never more your friend; I now leave you. O Jesus, let the bread of Your Body and the cup of Your Blood nourish me until my death, so that I may reach my goal.
Read the original Latin
Tak JEsu, Siælens Hyrde good Ævindelig, Tak for din Død, min Siæle-bood Hvorved du frelste mig.
Tak for dit Legem og dit Blood, Min Siæle-mad, Dend Paradise-frugt og Flood Mod Slangens Bid og Had.
Jeg smagte nu hvor sød du est For Mund og Sind, Mit Hierte veed det allerbest, Der blefstu prentet ind.
I Verdens Lyster viger hen, Thi aldrig meer, Og aldrig er jeg eders Ven, Jeg eder nu beleer.
O JEsu, lad dit Legems Brød Og Blode-skaal, Mig vederqvæge til min Død, Saa har jeg naaet mit Maal.
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