Pange Lingua - Traditional

Pange, lingua, gloriosi
Corporis mysterium,
Sanguinisque pretiosi,
Quem in mundi pretium
Fructus ventris generosi
Rex effudit Gentium.

Nobis datus, nobis natus
Ex intacta Virgine,
Et in mundo conversatus,
Sparso verbi semine,
Sui moras incolatus
Miro clausit ordine.

In supremae nocte coenae
Recumbens cum fratribus,
Observata lege plene
Cibis in legalibus,
Cibum turbae duodenae
Se dat suis manibus.

Verbum caro, panem verum
Verbo carnem efficit:
Fitque sanguis Christi merum,
Et si sensus deficit,
Ad firmandum cor sincerum
Sola fides sufficit.

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.

Pange Lingua Lyrics are a masterpiece of Saint Thomas Aquinas written for the Office of Corpus Christi but most famous for its use on Holy Thursday. The song Pange Lingua narrates the Last Supper and the mystery of transubstantiation where bread and wine become the actual presence of the Savior. The final two stanzas known as the Tantum Ergo are sung during Eucharistic Adoration. By reciting the Pange Lingua lyrics the faithful join in a profound act of faith that transcends the senses. It is a fundamental piece of Catholic identity providing a theological and musical framework for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the liturgical year and during the solemn transfer of the Eucharist.