Faithful Crossabove all other,one and only noble Tree!None in foliage, none in blossom,none in fruit thy peers may be;sweetest wood and sweetest iron!Sweetest Weight is hung on thee! Lofty tree, bend down thy branches,to embrace thy sacred load;oh, relax the native tensionof that all too rigid wood;gently, gently bear the membersof thy dying King and … Continue reading Pange Lingua Gloriosi, Proelium (Crux fidelis)