Crux Fidelis: Gregorian Chant for Devotion To Jesus Christ | Catholic Prayer Music

Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.

Today we present to you Crux Fidelis, one of the most beloved hymns of the Church, sung in honor of the Holy Cross. ✝️✨

The Cross, once an instrument of death, has become the Tree of Life, the sign of victory, hope, and redemption for all humanity.

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We offer this radiant hymn that proclaims the Cross as our only hope, the light for pilgrims, the harbor for the lost, and the glory of salvation. May its verses inspire faith, strengthen hearts, and lead us closer to Christ crucified and risen.

Lyrics and Translation

1.
Crux fidēlis, inter omnes,
Arbor una nobilis:
Nulla silva talem profert,
Fronde, flore, germine.

(Faithful Cross, among all,
The one noble tree:
No forest yields the like,
In leaf, in flower, in fruit.)

2.
Dulce lignum, dulces clavos,
Dulce pondus sustinens:
Salus mundi in te pendet,
Hostis fracta vincula.

(Sweet wood, sweet nails,
Sweet weight sustaining:
The salvation of the world hangs upon you,
The bonds of the enemy are broken.)

3.
O Crux, spes unica nobis,
Hoc Passionis tempore:
Adauge piis iustitiam,
Reisque dona veniam.

(O Cross, our only hope,
In this time of the Passion:
Increase the just in righteousness,
And grant pardon to sinners.)

4.
Tu lumen es peregrinis,
Portus es naufragis:
In te salus confugentium,
In te pax animarum.

(You are light for pilgrims,
You are a harbor for the shipwrecked:
In you is the salvation of those who seek refuge,
In you the peace of souls.)

5.
Crux beata, Crux gloriosa,
In te vita fulget nova:
Per te mors devicta iacet,
Per te caeli panduntur.

(Blessed Cross, glorious Cross,
In you shines forth new life:
Through you death lies conquered,
Through you heaven is opened.)

6.
In te triumphat humilitas,
In te vincit caritas:
Stans in medio mundi, Crux,
Totum trahis hominem.

(In you humility triumphs,
In you charity prevails:
Standing in the midst of the world, O Cross,
You draw all mankind.)

7.
Jesu Christe, Rex aeternus,
In Cruce sublimatus:
Miserere supplicantibus,
Et dona pacem cordibus.

(Jesus Christ, eternal King,
Exalted upon the Cross:
Have mercy on those who pray,
And grant peace to our hearts.)

8.
Gloria tibi, Trinitas,
Crucis dono splendida:
Sit laus, honor, et victoria,
Per saecula saeculorum.

(Glory to you, O Trinity,
Made radiant by the gift of the Cross:
May praise, honor, and victory be yours,
Forever and ever.)

In caritate Christi,
Sanctus Chantum

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