Pange Lingua Gloriosi - Fr Melody

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Wed, 2009/12/30 - 5:51pm
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ID: 
146
Composer: 
Traditional
Arrangers / Editors: 
O'Brien, Patrick H. (1950-
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Additional Music at Mass
Processional
For the Offertory
For the Communion of the Faithful
Recessional
Proper Liturgical Time: 
The Full Year
Votive: 
F
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Texture: 
Homophonic
Language: 
Latin
Voices: 
SATB
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Composition Date: 
1888
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody
Performance Time: 
4 min

Voice Parts:
Soprano:


Alto:

Tenor:

Bass:

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, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, newer rites of grace prevail; faith for all defects supplying, where the feeble senses fail.

To the everlasting Father, and the Son who reigns on high, with the Holy Ghost proceeding forth from Each eternally, be salvation, honor, blessing, might and endless majesty.
Amen. Alleluia.