Crux fidelis

John of Portugal

Crux fidelis inter omnes arbor una nobilis:
nulla silva talem profert fronde, flore, germine.
Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, dulce pondus sustinet.
Amen.
Faithful cross above all other
One and only noble tree
None in foliage, none in blossom,
None in fruit thy peer may be.
Sweetest wood and sweetest iron,
Sweetest weight is hung on thee.
Amen

Good Friday Antiphon

Notes

John of Portugal (1603–1656)