Et Morte Vitam Protulit
Quae, vulnerata lanceae Mucrone diro, criminum, Ut nos lavaret sordibus, Manavit unda et san- guine. Impleta sunt quae conci- nit David fideli carmine, Dicendo nationibus: Hymn foRTH comes the standard of the King All hail, thou Mystery adored !
Hail, Cross! on which the Life Himself Died, and by death our life restored. On which the Saviour's holy side, Rent open with a cruel spear, Its stream of blood and water pour'd, To wash us from defile- ment clear.
O sacred Wood ! fulfills in thee Was holy David's truth- ful lay; Which told the world, that from a tree jo6 Vespers ft Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora et fulgida, Ornata Regis purpura, Electa digno stipite Tam sancta membra tan- gere Beata, cujus brachiis Pretium pependit saeculi, iStatera facta corporis, Tulitque praedam tartar i. The following stanza is said O Crux, ave, spes unica, Hoc Passionis tempore Piis adauge gratiam, Iteisque dele crimina. Te, fons salutis, Trinitas, Collaudet omnis spiritus: r Sundays The Lord should all the nations sway. Most royally empurpled o'er, How beauteously thy stem doth shine! How glorious was its lot to touch Those limbs so holy and divine ! Thrice blest, upon whose arms outstretch'd The Saviour of the world reclined ; Balance sublime ! upon whose beam Was weigh'd the ransom of mankind. on bended knees.
Hail, Cross! thou only hope, of man, Hail on this holy Passion day ! To saints increase the grace, they have; From sinners purge their guilt away. Salvation's fount, blest Trinity, Be praise to Thee through earth and skies : Digitized by Vespers for Sundays /°7 Qaibus Crucis victoriam Largiris, adde praemium. Amen