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)