Pange Lingua

Pange Lingua (Lat., 'Now, my Tongue, the mystery telling'), one of the most remarkable of the hymns of the Roman Breviary, and like its kindred hymn, Lauda Sion, a most characteristic example of mediæval Latin versification. The Pange Lingua is a hymn in honour of the eucharist, and belongs to the service of the Festival of Corpus Christi. It was written by the great Angelic Doctor, Thomas Aquinas, and consists of six strophes of verses in alternate rhyme. Besides its place in the office of the Breviary, the 'Tantum ergo,' a portion of this hymn, forms part of the service called Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament, and is sung on all occasions of the exposition, procession, and other public acts of eucharistic worship.