Templar Crusader Chant ~ Crucem Sanctam Subiit ~ Latin & English lyrics

Dating back to the early 12th century: the oldest musical manuscript for the use of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. It was here that the Order of the Temple established the foundations of their spirituality. "Crucem Sanctam Subiit" is known to have been a major manuscript used by the Templars during this period.

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LYRICS:
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Latin:

Crucem sanctam subiit,
qui infernum confregit,
accintus est potentia,
surrexit die tertia. Alleluia

Surrexit Christus
et illuxit populo suo:
quem redemit
sanguine suo. Alleluia!

Crucem sanctam subiit,
qui infernum confregit,
accintus est potentia,
surrexit die tertia. Alleluia

Surrexit Christus
iam non moritur:
mors illi ultra
non dominabitur. Alleluia!

Crucem sanctam subiit,
qui infernum confregit,
accintus est potentia,
surrexit die tertia. Alleluia

Surrexit Christus
lapidem quem reprobaverunt
aedificantes: hic factus est
in caput anguli. Alleluia!

Crucem sanctam subiit,
qui infernum confregit,
accintus est potentia,
surrexit die tertia. Alleluia
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English:

He bore the holy cross
who shattered hell
He was girded with power
He rose on the third day. Alleluia.

Christ has risen
and enlightened his people
whom he redeemed
with his blood. Alleluia!

He bore the holy cross
who shattered hell
He was girded with power
He rose on the third day. Alleluia.

Christ has risen
now he does not die
death will have no dominion
further over him. Alleluia.

He bore the holy cross
who shattered hell
He was girded with power
He rose on the third day. Alleluia.

Christ has risen;
the stone which was rejected
by the builders has been made
into the capstone. Alleluia!

He bore the holy cross
who shattered hell
He was girded with power
He rose on the third day. Alleluia.