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Acc 8421 / CP3 4271
DOWN IN ADORATION FALLING
(Tantum Ergo Sacramentum)
ST. THOMAS (TANTUM ERGO)
1. Down in ad - o
ra-tion fall - ing, This great sac - ra - ment we hail;
2.
To the ev-er - last-ing Fa - ther, And the Son who made us free,
1. Tan-tum er-go
Sa-cra-men-tum
Ve - ne - ré - mur
cér- nu - i:
2.
Ge - ni- tó - ri,
Ge - ni - tó - que Laus et
ju = bi - lá - ti- o,
1.
O- ver an-cient forms of wor-ship New -er rites of grace pre-vail;
2. And the Spir - it,
God pro-ceed-ing From them each e - ter - nal-ly,
1.
Et an - ti-quum
do - cu-mén-tum No - vo
ce- dat
ri
- fU
2. Sa- lus, ho- nor,
vir- tus quo- que
Sit et
be- ne - di - cti - 0:
1. Faith will tell us Christ is pres- ent, When our hu-man sens-es fail.
2.
Be
sal- va-tion, hon-or, bless-ing, Might and end-less maj-es-ty.
1. Prae-stet fi- des sup-ple-mén-tum Sén - su- um de - fé- ctu- i.
2. Pro - ce- dén - ti
ab
u - tró - que Com- par sit lau - dá - ti - o.
Text: 87 87 87; Tantum ergo; St. Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274; Liber Hymnarius, 1983; tr. by Edward Caswall, 1814-1878.
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