Ecce lignum crucis

General information

Motet for use during the Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday.

Notes on selected settings

• Stanislaw Moniuszko SATB with Baritone solo

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Gregorian chant — Ecce lignum Crucis  Latin Unison
• Stanislaw Moniuszko — Ecce lignum crucis  Latin SATB
• Ludwig Senfl — Crux fidelis / Ecce lignum / O Crux ave  Latin SATB
• Adrian Willaert — Ecce lignum crucis - Crux fidelis  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Ecce lignum crucis, in quo salus mundi pependit. Venite adoremus! German translation Seht das Kreuz, an dem der Herr gehangen, das Heil der Welt. Kommt, lasset uns anbeten!

English translation Behold the wood of the cross, on which hung the salvation of the world. Come, let us adore!