Religion
Hail, thou Blessed Cross, all hail!
Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)
Hail, thou Blessed Cross, all hail!
Death no longer can prevail.
On those arms extended high,
Did my King and Saviour die.
Queen of all the trees that grow,
Medicine when health is low,
Solace to the cumbered heart,
Comfort thou when sorrows smart.
O! most sacred wood, the sign
That eternal life is mine;
On the fruit thy branches give,
Feeds the human heart to live.
When, around the Judgment-seat,
Friends of thine and foes shall meet,
Be my prayer, O Christ, to Thee,
And in love remember me.
Codex Note
Latin: Crux ave benedicta. Brownlie: taken by Trench from Daniel's Thesaurus without any note of author or date. Author unknown.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Hail, thou Blessed Cross, all hail!” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/19/.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Hail, thou Blessed Cross, all hail!” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/19/.
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