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Text: | Of the Glorious Body Telling |
Author: | Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274 |
Tune: | PANGE LINGUA |
1 Of the glorious body telling,
O my tongue, its myst'ries sing,
And the blood, all price excelling,
Which the world’s eternal King,
In a noble womb once dwelling,
Shed for this world’s ransoming.
2 Giv'n for us, for us descending,
Of a virgin to proceed,
With us all in converse blending,
Scattered he the Gospel seed,
Till his sojourn drew to ending
Which he closed in wondrous deed.
3 At the last great supper lying
Circled by his chosen band,
Meekly with the law complying,
First he finished its command;
Then, immortal food supplying,
Gave himself with his own hand.
4 Word made flesh, by word ordaining
Very bread his flesh to be;
We, in wine Christ’s blood obtaining,
And, if senses fail to see,
Faith alone will wake those straining
To behold the mystery. Amen
5 Therefore we, before him bending,
This great sacrament revere:
Types and shadows have their ending,
For the newer rite is here;
Faith, our outward sense befriending,
Makes the inward vision clear.
6 Glory let us give, and blessing
To the Father and the Son;
Honor, might, and praise addressing,
While eternal ages run;
Ever, too, the Spirit blessing,
Who, from both, with both is one.
Amen
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Of the glorius body telling |
Title: | Of the Glorious Body Telling |
Author: | Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274 |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1978 |
Topic: | Holy Week; Holy Communion |
Source: | Tr. composite |
Notes: | Tr. John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Tr. Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PANGE LINGUA |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | Mode III; Vatican collection |
Copyright: | Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship |