Panis angelicus
Panis Angelicus (Latin for " angel bread " ) is the beginning of the penultimate stanza of the hymn Sacris solemniis. It was written in 1264 on the occasion of the introduction of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi by Pope Urban IV by Thomas Aquinas for the Matins of the Divine. The St. Thomas are all hymns of the feast attributed as Pange Lingua, Adoro te devote, verb supernum prodiens and the sequence Lauda Sion.
The two stanzas of the Panis Angelicus also be used as a vocal suspending the Blessed Sacrament and to the sacramental blessing.
The Panis Angelicus verses have often been set to music for themselves. 1872 César Franck composed a version for tenor, harp, cello and organ, which he also subsequently fitted in with his 1860 resulting fair solennelle à trois voix Opus 12. John McCormack's performance from 1932 in the Phoenix Park in Dublin was regarded as a highlight of his career. If today Angelicus from the Panis are mentioned, as is almost always the Francksche version meant that part of the standard repertoire of many tenors like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Roberto Alagna, but also by sopranos such as Charlotte Church, Kathleen Battle and groups such as Celtic Woman and Il Divo. Through his thereby incurred crossover character is the hymn, although liturgically inappropriate, became a popular song at weddings.