Hymn tune
PANGE LINGUA
PANGE LINGUA is a hymn tune in 8.7.8.7.8.7, credited to Proper Sarum Melody. In a hymnal the tune has a name of its own, printed in capitals, because the same music carries many texts: any hymn written in its meter can be sung to it.
12 hymns in this library share its meter and can be sung to it.
The four-part harmony played here comes from the Open Hymnal Project's public-domain edition (copied from "The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged" (Episcopal), 1898 Hymn 98, alt. Alterations by Brian Dumont, 03 Nov 2025. All alterations released into the public domain. Lyrics Source: "Mediæval Hymns" by John Mason Neale, 1851 pg 1-4). Choose any text below and press play to hear the words sung to PANGE LINGUA, with the lines highlighted as they come — on organ, piano or guitar, in any key.
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Other texts in the same meter
- Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy — Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
- Angels From the Realms of Glory — Angels from the realms of glory,
- Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious — Look, ye saints; the sight is glorious;
- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven — Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
- Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us — Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation — Christ is made the sure foundation,
- Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain — Come to Calv'ry's holy mountain,
- Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd — Gracious Savior, gentle Shepherd,
- Christ is Coming! — Christ is coming! let creation
- To the Name of Our Salvation — To the Name of our salvation,
- Judge Eternal, Throned In Splendor — Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
- Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring — Jesus came, the heavens adoring,