The Word Descending O Salutaris chords by Matt Maher

• Key: G
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

G#  C#  G#  Fm  C#    G# C# D# G#


Verse 1:
G#                         C#
The Word descending from above
                             G#
Never to leave His Father’s side
    Fm                    C#
And going forth to do His work
   G#                          D#
He reached the evening of His life
   G#                    C#
By false disciple who betrayed
                         G#
To foemen for his blood athirst
   Fm                         C#
Broken, the living bread from Heaven
   G#       C#       D#     G#
He gave to His disciples first

Chorus:
G#
O salutaris hostia
     D#
Quae Caeli pandis ostium,
  Fm
Bella premunt hostilia:
   C#
Da robur, fer auxilium


 G#
Uni trinoque Domino
    D#
Sit sempiterna gloria,
    Fm
Qui vitam sine termino
  C#
Nobis donet in patria.


Instrumental:
G#   C#  Fm


Verse 2:
G#                            C#
In birth, He gave Himself as friend
                 D#      G#
As food at table of the lord
   Fm                   C#
As ransom paid upon the cross
    G#      C#           D#       C#
And now he reigns, our great reward
    G#      C#           D#       C#
And now he reigns, our great reward


Chorus:
G#
O salutaris hostia
     D#
Quae Caeli pandis ostium,
  Fm
Bella premunt hostilia:
   C#
Da robur, fer auxilium


 G#
Uni trinoque Domino
    D#
Sit sempiterna gloria,
    Fm
Qui vitam sine termino
  C#
Nobis donet in patria.


Chorus:
G#
O salutaris hostia
(oh saving victim Jesus Christ)
     D#
Quae Caeli pandis ostium,
(You made a way for us below)
  Fm
Bella premunt hostilia:
(There’s a war still raging deep inside)
   C#
Da robur, fer auxilium
(I need you more than ever before)

 G#
Uni trinoque Domino
(I lift a sacrifice of praise)
    D#
Sit sempiterna gloria,
(To the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost)
    Fm
Qui vitam sine termino
(Let Heavan fall in these dark days)
  C#
Nobis donet in patria.
(And lead us to eternal shores)


Chorus:
G#
O salutaris hostia
     D#
Quae Caeli pandis ostium,
  Fm
Bella premunt hostilia:
   C#
Da robur, fer auxilium


 G#
Uni trinoque Domino
    D#
Sit sempiterna gloria,
    Fm
Qui vitam sine termino
  C#
Nobis donet in patria.


G#
Amen