Panis Angelicus

I started to listen to Western classical music from 2008, from that time onward im trying all kind of instruments,Operas ,Symphonies etc.I always wondered by the power of the music to calm my mind midst of so many problems.Classical music listening is one of the best thing happen to me in recent years .The first CD i bought was Mozart's Top 10 Composition, i bought it at a Deepavali bazaar couple of years back.I was mesmerized by Mozart. Then comes Beethoven followed by whole lot of classic composers including modern composers like Philip Glass and Ravi Shanker.Many times i thought of writing about my liking in music but never spent enough time on it.So today decided to write about this beautiful composition.
This particular hymn was written by  St.Thomas Aquinas in his book "Sacris Solemniis" .Beautiful lyrics ,

Latin Text

Panis Angelicus fit panis hominum

Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum

O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum

Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis

Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis

English Translation

The angel's bread becomes the bread of men

The heavenly bread ends all symbols

Oh, miraculous thing! The body of the Lord will nourish

The poor, poor, and humble servant

The poor, poor, and humble servant

Cesar Franck was a composer whose composition for the above lyrics is most famous of all.Check out this video in this Renee Fleming sings "Panis Angelicus".. immerse in the beauty of music..