Hail, True Body

Last night was my debut in the Evening Service Choir. During Holy Communion we sang a piece by W. A. Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus:

Hail, true body, born of the Virgin Mary, who has truly suffered, and was sacrificed on the cross for mankind, whose side was pierced, whence flowed water and blood. Be for us a foretaste of heaven in the test of death."

It's a great piece. I love the reference to Christ being "for us a foretaste of heaven." I found this especially meaningful while partaking the Eucharist. Indeed, the Lord's Supper points towards a coming banquet with our Lord Jesus Christ.