Pange Lingua Gloriosi

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Wed, 2010/08/25 - 3:50pm
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ID: 
1374
Original Source
Other: 
Liber Usualis
Can be Found in
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1961 ed.
Page: 
957
Composition Date: 
1266
Composer: 
St. Aquinas, Thomas
Arrangers / Editors: 
Unknown
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Temporal Cycle
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Sunday
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
3 min
Composition Type: 
Vespers
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Unison
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
3.
Recordings
Copyright Status: 
Public Domain
Lyrics: 
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 jubilatio, salus, honor, virtus quoque sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque compar sit laudatio.
Amen. Alleluja.
Translated Lyrics: 
Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory, of His flesh the mystery sing;  of the Blood, all price exceeding, shed by our immortal King, destined, for the world's redemption, from a noble womb to spring.
Of a pure and spotless Virgin born for us on earth below, He, as Man, with man conversing, stayed, the seeds of truth to sow; then He closed in solemn order wondrously His life of woe.
On the night of that Last Supper, seated with His chosen band, He the Pascal victim eating, first fulfills the Law's command; then as Food to His Apostles gives Himself with His own hand.
Word-made-Flesh, the bread of nature by His word to Flesh He turns; wine into His Blood He changes; what though sense no change discerns? Only be the heart in earnest, faith her lesson quickly learns.
Down in adoration falling, This great Sacrament we hail, Over ancient forms of worship Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail.
To the everlasting Father, And the Son who made us free And the Spirit, God proceeding From them Each eternally, Be salvation, honor, blessing, Might and endless majesty.
Amen. Alleluia.