And share the glories of the blest.
VI
To Thee be highest honours paid,
O Christ, who wast by man betrayed;
Who on the cross of anguish sore
Didst die, that we might die no more.
(AD SEXTAM)
(Crucem pro nobis subiit)
VII
For us the cruel cross He bare,
Endured the thirst while hanging there—