sursum corda n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'
Sursum corda \Sur"sum cor"da\ [L. sursum upward + corda hearts.] (Eccl.) In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the preface, inviting the people to join in the service by "lifting up the heart" to God. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]