Tantum Ergo - Traditional

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.

Tantum Ergo Lyrics are an essential part of the rite of Eucharistic Benediction in the Catholic Church. The song Tantum Ergo calls the faithful to bow in prostration before the great Sacrament where the old law gives way to the new rite. It asks that faith supply what the senses lack in understanding the mystery of transubstantiation. By singing the Tantum Ergo lyrics the congregation offers a doxology to the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit proceeding from both. This majestic hymn serves as a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds focusing the hearts of the people on the majesty of the Divine Presence before the final blessing with the monstrance.