Oculi omnium

General information

Gradual and Alleluia verse for Corpus Christi.
Source of text is Psalm 144:15-16 (Vulgate), and John 6:56-57.

Settings by composers

• Oculi omnium (Simon Biazeck SATB (contrafactum of his Domine salve me far)
• William Byrd ATTB
• Johann Michael Haydn. MH 401 SATB & orchestra (2 trp, 2 vln, bc)
• Oliver Hayes SATB
• Nobuaki Izawa SATB
• Orlando di Lasso (2nda pars Justus Dom.) SATTB
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB
• Heinrich Schütz SATB
• Joseph Hartmann Stuntz SATB
• Charles Wood (both a cappella)
  • mostly homophonic in E SATB
  • 4-part canon in E-flat SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Ps.144:15  Oculi omnium in te sperant Domine: et tu das illis escam in tempore opportuno. Ps.144:16  Aperis tu manum tuam: et imples omne animal benedictione. Alleluia. Jn 6:56  Caro mea vere est cibus: et sanguis meus vere est potus: Jn 6:57  qui manducat meam carnem, et bibit meum sanguinem, in me manet, et ego in eo. Alleluia. German translation Ps.145:15  Aller Augen hoffen auf dich, Herr: und du gibst ihnen Speise zur rechten Zeit. Ps.145:16  Du öffnest deine Hand: und erfüllst jedes Lebewesen mit Segen. Halleluja. Joh 6:56  Mein Fleisch ist wahrhaft eine Speise: und mein Blut ist wahrhaft ein Trank: Joh 6:57  Wer mein Fleisch ißt und mein Blut trinkt, bleibt in mir und ich in ihm. Halleluja.

English translation Ps.145:15  The eyes of all wait upon thee, [O Lord]; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Ps.145:16  Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Alleluia. John 6:55  For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. John 6:56  He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. Alleluia. (KJV)