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Tantum ergo|ˈtæntəm ˈɜːgəʊ|
[First two words of the penultimate stanza, which begins ‘Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui’ (Therefore we, before him bending, This great sacrament revere), of the hymn of St. Thomas Aquinas ‘Pange lingua gloriosi Corporis mysterium’.]
The last two stanzas of this hymn sung at Benediction; also, a setting of these.
1709A. Busby in B. Jarrett Eng. Dominicans (1921) ix. 188 Tantum ergo was sung by the Cannons accompanied with Musick wich fild our hearts with joy. 1897Addis & Arnold Cath. Dict. (ed. 5) 84/1 Next the Te Deum..or some other canticle..is sung, followed by the ‘Tantum Ergo’. 1905J. H. Harting Hist. Sardinian Chapel 38 A Tantum Ergo was composed by Alessandro De Angioli for the Sardinian Chapel. 1922Joyce Ulysses 355 Then they sang the second verse of the Tantum ergo. 1976N. Roberts Face of France vii. 82 The procession to the Altar of Repose, when the Tantum Ergo comes rolling out in Gregorian and sonorous Latin. |