Sing My Tongue, the Saviour's Glory

Pange, lingua, gloriosi

Sing, my tongue, the Saviour'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, Stay'd, 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 Paschal victim eating, First fulfils 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.

Therefore, we, before It bending, This great Sacrament adore; Types and shadows have their ending In the new rite evermore: Faith, our outward sense amending, Maketh good defects before.

Honor, laud, and praise addressing To the Father and the Son, Might ascribe we, virtue, blessing, And eternal benison: Holy Ghost, from both progressing, Equal laud to Thee be done. Amen.

(tr. E. Caswall)

V. Thou didst send them bread from heaven, R. Having in itself every delight.

Let us pray.

O God, who under this wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion: grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Thy Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Thy redemption: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen (Roman Breviary).

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 mores incolatus Miro clausit ordine.

In supremae nocte coenae? Recumbens cum fratribus. Observata lege plene Cibis in legalibus, Cibum turbae duodenae Se dat suds 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 supplementurn Sensuum defectui.

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

V. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis, R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.

Oremus.

Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili Passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus: Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen (ex Breviario Romano).

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