Santiago on Instagram: ""Tantum ergo" is the incipit of the last two verses of Pange lingua, a Medieval Latin hymn composed by St Thomas Aquinas (circa A.D. 1264). The "Genitori genitoque" and "Procedenti ab utroque" portions are adapted from Adam of Saint Victor's sequence for Pentecost. The singing of the Tantum ergo mainly occurs during adoration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Catholic Church. The melody for this arrangement is by Father Claude Earls, and the harmonies are ve

Chants Daily on Instagram: "‘Tantum ergo’ is the incipit of the last two verses of ‘Pange lingua’, a Medieval Latin hymn composed by St Thomas Aquinas circa A.D. 1264. The singing of the ‘Tantum ergo’ occurs during adoration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Catholic Church. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly recite the Tantum ergo. But a plenary indulgence is granted on the feast of Corpus Christi, if it is recited in a solemn manner. Tantum ergo sacramen