Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG ENG FIN FRE
...
O Crux ave, spes unica,
hoc Passionis tempore!
piis adauge gratiam,
reisque dele crimina.
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 9 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Giaches de Wert (1535 - 1596), "O Crux ave", published 1581, stanza 9 [ 5 voices ], Il secondo libro de motetti, 5vv
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "The King's standards advance", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2011-03-11
Line count: 40
Word count: 136
Language: English  after the Latin
...
O Cross, hail, our one hope
In thi time of the Passion.
Increase the grace of the pious
And remove the sins of the guilty.
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 9 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
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