Pange Lingua Gloriosi

Sing, O Tongue, the Glorious Mystery

Pange Lingua Gloriosi

Sing, O tongue, the gloriousPange, lingua, Gloriosi
Mystery of the bodyCorporis mysterium
And the precious bloodSanguinisque pretiosi
Which the price of the worldQuem in mundi pretium
The fruit of the generous wombFructus ventris generosi
The King poured out for the nationsRex effudit gentium

On the night of the Last SupperIn supremae nocte coenae
Reclining with His brothersRecumbens cum fratribus
Having fully observed the lawObservata lege plene
With the prescribed foodsCibis in legalibus
To the twelve a mealCibum turbae duodenae
He gives with His own handsSe dat suis manibus

The Word makes fleshVerbo carnem efficit
And the wine becomes the true Blood of ChristFitque Sanguis CHRISTI merum
And if the senses failEt si sensus deficit
Faith alone sufficesAd firmandum cor sincerum
To strengthen the sincere heartSola fides sufficit

Let us bow in reverenceVeneremur cernui
And let the ancient customEt antiquum documentum
Yield to the new riteNovo cedat ritui
Let faith provide a supplementPraestet fides supplementum
For the deficiency of the sensesSensuum defectui

To the Father, and to the SonGenitori, Genitoqui
Be praise and jubilationLaus et jubilatio
Salvation, honor, and power alsoSalus, Honor, Virtus Quoque
And blessingSit et benedictio
To the One proceeding from bothProcedenti ab utroque
Let there be equal praiseCompar sit laudatio