Tell how the Redeemer of the world, when sacrificed, conquered Sweet the iron, sweet the wood that bear so sweet a burden. O faithful tree of the Cross. Stretch thy limbs, O lofty tree, relax thy tense fibers, And let that hardness which thy nature gave thee unbend. Spread on thy softened trunk the limbs of the heavenly King. Sweet the iron, sweet the wood that bear so sweet a burden.
Eternal glory be to the Blessed Trinity.
Equal glory be to the Father and to the Son. Equal glory to the Paraclete. May the whole world praise the name of the One and of the Three. O faithful tree of the Cross, the one noble tree among all trees. No forest yields thy like in foliage, flower and fruit.