1. Confixa clavis viscera
Tendens manus, vestigia
Redemptionis gratia
Hic immolata est hostia.
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Pierced by nails, His flesh is torn,
His hands are stretched, His feet are worn;
For our redemption, grace divine,
Here was offered the Victim benign.
2. Fundis aroma cortice,
Vincis sapore nectare,
Iucunda fructu fertili
Plaudis triumpho nobili.
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You pour forth fragrance from your bark,
You surpass the nectar's sweetness;
With fruitful joy you flourish bright,
And celebrate a noble triumph.
3. Salve ara, salve victima
De passionis gloria
Qua vita mortem pertulit
Et morte vitam reddidit.
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Hail, altar! Hail, O Victim blest,
Glory through suffering expressed;
Here Life endured the stroke of death,
And by His death restored life's breath.