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Pange Lingua Gloriosi

The great Eucharistic hymn of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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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 cenae 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.

English

Sing, my tongue, the mystery of the glorious Body and of the precious Blood which the King of nations, fruit of a noble womb, poured forth for the ransom of the world.

Given to us and born for us of a spotless Virgin, He dwelt in the world and, having scattered the seed of the word, closed His earthly sojourn in wondrous order.

On the night of the Last Supper, reclining with His brethren, after fully observing the law in the prescribed food, He gave Himself with His own hands as food to the Twelve.

The Word made flesh makes true bread into flesh by His word, and wine becomes the Blood of Christ; though sense fails, faith alone suffices to strengthen the sincere heart.

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, honour, blessing, might and endless majesty. Amen.

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