Hymn
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Faithful cross, O tree of beauty,
tree of Eden, tree divine!
Not a grove on earth can show us
leaf and flow’r and fruit so fine.
Bearer of our Savior’s body,
tree of life, salvation’s sign!
Cross of pain transformed to gladness
ever green and sheltering tree,
symbol once of shame and bondage,
now the sign that we are free!
Cross of splendor, cross of glory,
cross of love’s great victory!
Christians, chant your grateful praises
for the tree of triumph won,
proof of overflowing mercy
and redemption in the Son.
To the cross of Christ give glory
while the endless ages run!
by Delores Dufner, sourced from Treasures Old and New: Images in the lectionary by Gail Ramshaw, p. 394
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