131. Hymn, Vexilla Regis
100 Days, once a day. (See Instructions, p. 1.) EXILLA Regis pro- ORTH comes the deunt: StandardoftheKing: Fulget crucis mysterium, All hail, thou Mystery Qua vita mortem pertulit, ador'd! Et morte vitam protulit.
Hail, Cross! on which the Life himself Died, and by death our life restor'd. 131 Leo XIII, January 16, 1886. Que vulnerata lanceze Mucrone diro, criminum Ut nos lavaret sordibus, Manavit unda et sangui- He. Impleta sunt, que con- cinit David fideli carmine, Dicendo nationibus: Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora et fulgida, Ornata regis purpura, Electa digno stipite Tam sanéta membra tan- gere. Beata, cujus brachiis Pretium pependit saeculi, Statera facta corporis, Tulitque praedam tartari.
O Crux, ave spes unica, Gentis redempte gloria!T JESUS CRUCIFIED On which our SAvIOUR'S holy side, [spear, Rent open with a cruel Of blood and water pour'd a stream, To wash us from defile- ment clear.
O sacred Wood! in thee fulfill’d Was holy David’s truth- ful lay! Which told the world, that from a Tree, The Lorp should all the nations sway. [oles Most royally empurpled How beautiful thy stem doth shine, How glorious was its lot to touch [divine! Those limbs so holy and Thriceblest, upon whose arms outstretched ENG. SAVIOUR Ob. the world reclined; Balance sublime! upon whose beam Was weigh'd the ran- som of mankind.
Hail, Cross! thou only hope of man, Sign of redemption's glorious day,1 T Zn. Passiontide: Hoc Passionis tempore Hail, on this holy Passion day. In Paschal Time: Paschale que fers gaudium, That bearest Paschaljoy thisday. On the Exaltation of Cross (September 14): In hac triumphi gloria Amid the triumph of this day. JESUS CRUCIFIED Piis adauge gratiam, Reisque dele crimina. Te, fons salutis Trinitas, Collaudet omnis spiritus: Quibus crucis viétoriam Largiris, adde praemium. Amen