O Croce Fedele

O faithful cross, glorious tree
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails
Bears the sweet weight

Sing, O tongue, the glorious battle
Sing the noble triumph of the cross
The redeemer of the world
Slain, rises victorious

O faithful cross, glorious tree
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails
Bears the sweet weight

When the fruit of the fatal tree
Brought death to the ancestor
The Lord chose a tree
To destroy the ancient evil

O faithful cross, glorious tree
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit (or glorious tree)
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails
Bears the sweet weight (sweet weight)

When the sacred time reached its fullness
From the Father was sent to us His Son
From the womb of the virgin
Came to us God made flesh

O faithful cross, glorious tree
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit (or tree)
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails (sweet wood)
Bears the sweet weight

The Child cries in the cramped manger
Wrapped in cloths by the Virgin Mary
Poor swaddling clothes bind
His legs, feet, and hands

O faithful cross, glorious tree (O faithful cross)
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails
Bears the sweet weight (sweet weight)

When at thirty He offered Himself to passion
Completing the work for which He was born
Like a lamb slain
He was raised on the wood of the cross

O faithful cross, glorious tree
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit (glorious cross)
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails (with sweet nails)
Bears the sweet weight

Here is vinegar, gall, reed, spittle, nails
Here is the spear that pierces the gentle body
Blood and water flow from it
A river that washes the earth, the sky, the world

O faithful cross, glorious tree (O faithful cross)
Glorious tree (glorious tree)
O sweet wood (O sweet wood)
That bears the sweet weight (that bears the sweet weight)

Bend your branches and loosen your limbs
Let the hardness of your trunk soften
Spread upon the sweet wood
His limbs, the King of heaven

O faithful cross, glorious tree (O faithful cross)
Unique is the flower, the branches, the fruit (or glorious tree)
O sweet wood, that with sweet nails
Bears the sweet weight

You were worthy to bear the ransom
And lead the shipwrecked world to the right port
Sprinkled with the pure blood
Poured from the holy body of the Lamb

Glory to the Father, glory to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
To you be glory, blessed Trinity
Amen