T160 In amara crucis ara

Tags: 
Verse
To/about Jesus
Standardised text incipit: 
In amara crucis ara
Reference sources: 

Full text: MotettiB, No. 3, ff. 10v-11r
Translation: NJE 22.3

Full text: 

In amara
Crucis ara
Fudisti rivos sanguinis
Iesu Christe
Rex benigne
Consors paterni luminis.

Sanguis Christi
Qui fuisti
Peremptor hostis invidi
Fac nos ire
Et venire
Ad cenam agni providi.

English translation: 

On the bitter altar of the Cross
thou didst shed streams ofblood,
Jesus Christ, kindly king,
Sharer in thy Father's light.

Blood of Christ, that was
the slayer of the jealous foe,
make us depart and come
To the supper of the foresighted Lamb.

Subject: 
Christ; Passion; the Cross; the Precious Blood
Liturgical/devotional association: 
Passion rituals and observances
Correspondences in standard ref works: 

Officium de Passione (attr. to St. Bonaventure), AH 50, No. 382, pp. 568-571 (see also RH 2, No. 16483, p. 412 and JALLONGHI 1915), Ad vesperas, st. 4-5
Christe] digne
invidi] callidi
nos ire] sitire
et venire] nos venire

Literature: 
JALLONGHI 1915
NJE 22
, No. 3
Further notes: 

Motets with this text

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Source Motet incipit Attribution Rubric Cycle / Text
PL-WRu 428
224v-225r 		In amara crucis ara
ID: M160 		-
Josquin des Prez 		-
T160 In amara crucis ara
MotettiB
No. 3: 010v-011r 		In amara crucis ara
ID: M160 		Josquin (as part of C42)
Josquin des Prez 		- C42 Qui velatus facie fuisti
T160 In amara crucis ara