M105 Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus

Standardised text incipit: 
Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus
Standardised composer: 
Anonymous
In cycle(s): 
Reference source: 
I-Mfd [4], ff. 71v-72r
Number of voices: 
4
Mensuration: 

Length: 
Signature: 
b
Clefs: 
c1c3c4f4
Final: 
G
Music incipit: 
-
-
ggabcdga
gfedefde
Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti): 

This motet possibly quotes pre-existing material, but it can not be linked to any Cantus prius factus with a corresponding text.

Modern editions: 
-
GCO Catalogue: 
[IV.33]
Literature: 
WARD 1986
, 499; 505
GASSER 2001
, 233; 332
PAVANELLO 2017
Discography: 
Further notes: 

This motet is transmitted as a fragment.

Individual elevation motet. Considered as part of a seven motet cycle Diem novae gratiae (I-Mfd [4], ff. 70v-77r) by WARD 1986, 499 and 505, and GASSER 2001, 233 and 332. This hypothesis does not hold, as all seven motets include an elevation section (PAVANELLO 2017). See also M104-110.

Text details

Tags: 
Verse
To/about Jesus
Standardised text incipit: 
Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus
Liturgical/devotional association: 
Corpus Christi
Full text: 

Bone pastor Christe Iesu,
Nos tuere panis esu
Atque bona fac videre
In terra viventium.

Caro cibus, sanguis potus,
Manet tamen Christus totus
Sub utraque specie.

English translation: 

Good shepherd Jesus Christ, protect us through the meal of the bread and make us see the good things in the world of the living.

Flesh becomes food, blood becomes drink, yet, He still remains completely Christ under both respects.

Correspondences in standard ref works: 

Bone ... viventium ≈ Sequence Lauda Sion for Corpus Christi by Thomas Aquinas, AH 50, No. 385, p. 584, st. 11a
Bone pastor, panis vere,
Iesu nostri miserere
Tu nos pasce, nos tuere,
Tu nos bona fac videre
In terra viventium.

Caro ... specie = Sequence Lauda Sion for Corpus Christi by Thomas Aquinas, AH 50, No. 385, p. 584, st. 6b

T105 Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus

Music incipit (MEI): 
File M105BonePastorChristeIesu.xml

Sources with this motet

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Source Motet incipit Attribution Rubric Cycle / Text
I-Mfd [4]
071v-072r 		Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus
ID: M105 		-
Anonymous 		-
T105 Bone pastor Christe Iesu : Caro cibus