John Trapp on Matthew 26:30

Verse 30. And when they had sung an hymne] The Jews at the Passeover sang the great Hallelujah, that is the hundred and thirteenth Psalme, with the five following Psalmes. This they began to sing, after that dimissory cup aformentioned. At all times we should sing Hallelujah's, with grace in our hearts to the Lord: but at the Sacrament the great Hallelujah, the Hosanna Rabbah. We should credit the feast by our spirituall jollity, [non-Latin text not transcribed] shouting as a giant after his wine, singing and making melody to the Lord in our hearts. Chrysostom maketh mention of an hymne: Hom 55. in Matth. of thanksgiving, wont to be used by the Monks of his time, after they had supped: and he calleth them Angels for their holy and heavenly life and conversation. We should come from the Lords table, as Moses did from the mount, with our faces shining, as the good women did from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy, as the people went to their tents from Solomons feast, joyfull and glad of heart, 1 King. 8. 66. If those in the wildernesse were so cheared and cherished by their idolatrous feast afore the golden1 Cor. 10. 7. calfe that they did eat and drink, and rise up to play, how much more should we by this blessed banquet? To whet our stomacks, let faith feed upon some promise before the Sacrament. A moderate break-fast gets a man the better stomack to his dinner, &c.