Christ our leader | Christ our leader let our joyful assembly praise

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by Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., born Giovanni di Fidanza (1221 - 1274)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Christum ducem

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

Christum ducem qui per crucem
Redemit nos ab hostibus,
Laudet coetus noster laetus,
Exultet coelum laudibus.

Poena fortis tuae mortis
Et sanguinis effusio
Corda terant ut te querant,
Jesu nostra redemptio.

Per felices cicatrices,
Sputa, flagella, verbera,
Nobis grata sint colata
Aeterna Christi munera.

Nostrum tangat cor ut plangat
Tuorum sanguis vulnerum,
In quo toti sumus laeti
Conditor alme siderum.

Passionis tuae donis,
Salvator, nos inebria :
Ac etiam dare velis
Beata nobis gaudia.

Text Authorship:

by Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., born Giovanni di Fidanza (1221 - 1274) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Christum ducem" [chorus], from Christum ducem / Qui velatus, no. 1. [
text verified 1 time
]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Christ our leader", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 73

Christ our leader

Language: English after the Latin

Christ our leader let our joyful assembly praise,
Who through the cross
Ransomed us from our enemies,
And let heaven resound with praises.

The harsh punishment of your death
And the shedding of your blood
Gnaw at our hearts so that they may seek you,
Jesus our redemption.

By the fortunate scars,
The spitting, lashes, and wounds,
May the eternal gifts of Christ
Be welcome to us and purified.

May the blood of your wounds,
In which we all rejoice,
Touch our heart so that it grieves,
O kind creator of the stars.

Saturate us, o Saviour,
In the gifts of your suffering ;
And may you also be willing to give
Us your blessed joys.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Latin by Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., born Giovanni di Fidanza (1221 - 1274)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 115