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3 Tantum ergo
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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3 Tantum ergo by Georg Valentin Röder — Lyrics
Tantum ergo sacramentum
veneremur cernui,
et antiquum documentum
novo cedat ritui;
praestet fides supplementum
sensuum defectui.
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About 3 Tantum ergo
The Tantum ergo is a hymn praising the Eucharist, traditionally sung towards the end of the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. This setting by Georg Valentin Röder for SATB voices is sung in Latin. The text itself, attributed to Thomas Aquinas, calls for humble reverence before the sacred mystery, with faith compensating for the senses' limitations. It concludes with a doxology offering praise to the Father and the Son, and to the Holy Spirit proceeding from both. Röder's composition offers a fitting musical frame for these profound words of adoration and theological reflection.
