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Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum,
salvum me fac in misericordia tua
Salve, caput cruentatum,
totum spinis coronatum,
conquassatum, vulneratum,
arundine verberatum
facie sputis illita
Dum me mori est necesse,
noli mihi tunc deesse,
intremenda mortis hora
veni, Jesu, absque mora,
tuere me et libera me
Cum me jubes emigrare,
Jesu chare, tunc appare,
o amator amplectende,
temet ipsum tunc ostende
in cruce salutifera.
Make your face shine upon your servant,
Save me in your mercy
Hail, bloody head
all crowned with thorns
shaken, wounded
beaten with a cane
his face smeared with spittle
While I must die
don't miss me then
the dreaded hour of death
come, Jesus, without delay
protect me and deliver me
When you order me to emigrate
Dear Jesus, then appear
O lover embracing
then show the fear itself
on the salutary cross.
Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum,
Make your face shine upon your servant,
salvum me fac in misericordia tua
Save me in your mercy
Salve, caput cruentatum,
Hail, bloody head
totum spinis coronatum,
all crowned with thorns
conquassatum, vulneratum,
shaken, wounded
arundine verberatum
beaten with a cane
facie sputis illita
his face smeared with spittle
Dum me mori est necesse,
While I must die
noli mihi tunc deesse,
don't miss me then
intremenda mortis hora
the dreaded hour of death
veni, Jesu, absque mora,
come, Jesus, without delay
tuere me et libera me
protect me and deliver me
Cum me jubes emigrare,
When you order me to emigrate
Jesu chare, tunc appare,
Dear Jesus, then appear
o amator amplectende,
O lover embracing
temet ipsum tunc ostende
then show the fear itself
in cruce salutifera.
on the salutary cross.