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

sedat 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. 

Sing, O tongue, the mystery

of the glorious Body,

And of the precious blood,

Which the King of all nations,

The fruit of a noble womb,

Poured forth as the ransom for the world.

Given to us, born to us

from the untouched Virgin

and abided in the world,

scattered the seed of the word

He concluded His early journey

in a wondrous way.

On the night of the Last Supper,

reclining with his brothers

fully observing the law

regarding legal foods,

He gives Himself with His own hands

as food for the group of twelve.

The Word made flesh makes true 

bread Flesh by His word.

and the wine becomes the blood fo Christ;

and if sense fails to perceive this,

faith alone is sufficient.

So the only mystery

we will worship

and an ancient document

give way to a new ritual:

Faith provides a supplement

lack of senses.”

Father and the Son

praise and rejoicing

health, honor, and virtue also

be a blessing

proceeding from both

let it be praise. 

Pange lingua gloriosi
Pange the tongue of the glorious

corporis mysterium,
the mystery of the body

sanguinisque pretiosi
and of precious blood

quem in mundi pretium
which is the price of the world

fructus ventris generosi
the fruit of the noble belly

rex effudit gentium.
the king poured out the Gentiles.

Nobis datus, nobis natus
Given to us, born to us

ex intacta Virgine,
from the untouched Virgin

et in mundo conversatus,
and conversed in the world

sparso verbi semine,
scattered the seed of the word

sui moras incolatus
uninhabited by his own delay

miro clausit ordine.
closed in a surprising order.

In supremae nocte coenae
On the last night of the supper

recumbens cum fratribus,
reclining with his brothers

observata lege plene
fully observed by the law

cibis in legalibus,
food in legal

cibum turbae duodenae
food for a crowd of twelve

sedat suis manibus.
He calms himself with his hands.

Verbum caro, panem verum
The word is flesh, the true bread

verbo carnem efficit:
He makes flesh with the word:

fitque sanguis Christi merum,
and the blood of Christ becomes pure

et si sensus deficit,
and if sense fails

ad firmandum cor sincerum
to strengthen a sincere heart

sola fides sufficit.
faith alone is sufficient.

Tantum ergo sacramentum
So the only mystery

veneremur cernui:
we will worship

et antiquum documentum
and an ancient document

novo cedat ritui:
give way to a new ritual:

praestet fides supplementum
Faith provides a supplement

sensuum defectui.”
lack of senses.”

Genitori, genitoque
Father and the Son

laus et jubilatio,
praise and rejoicing

salus, honor, virtus quoque
health, honor, and virtue also

sit et benedictio:
be a blessing

procedenti ab utroque
proceeding from both

compar sit laudatio.
let it be praise.