CHORAL HYMNS

OF PRAISE
Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty
Assembly, Unison Choir, Descant, Keyboard, and Flute
PICARDY, 87 87 87
Delores Dufner, OSB Arranged by Randall DeBruyn

Reverently (q = ca. 96)

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
Flute & b 44 Ó œ Œ
p P

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ
Descant & b 44 Ó ˙ ˙ œ
7. Cross of pain, and cross of
8. Chant your prais - es for the

Melody & b 44 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
1. Faith - ful cross, O tree of beau - ty, tree of E - den,
2. Tree of life with limbs ex - tend - ed north to south and
3. Cross of Fri - day’s death and dark - ness turned to Eas - ter
4. Tree of love be - yond all tell - ing, praised in po - em,
5. Cross of Je - sus’ dy - ing an - guish, suf - f’ring ser - vant’s
6. Tree that bridg - es earth and heav - en, sprung from seed of
7. Cross of pain trans - formed to glad - ness, ev - er green and
8. Chris - tians, chant your grate - ful prais - es for the tree of

& b 44 œw œ œ œ œ˙ œ œœ œ œ˙ œ ˙˙ œw œ œ œ

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Keyboard
? 4 wÓ œ œ wœ œ w w œ œ
b4
Text © 1989, 1991, 1993, 2007, The Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. Music arrangement © 1990, OCP.
Text and music published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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œ œ œ œ
&b Ó
F p P
. œ w œ
&b ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ œ
7. glad - ness, sym - bol of
8. tri - umph won, proof o - ver -

&b ˙ œ œ w
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
1. tree di - vine! Not a grove on earth can
2. east to west, cross of Christ with arms em -
3. life and light, fol - ly wi - ser than our
4. hymn, and psalm, com - fort of the sick and
5. hum - ble throne, mark of life laid down for
6. Par - a - dise, spread your branch - es, shade the
7. shel - t’ring tree, sym - bol once of shame and
8. tri - umph won, proof of o - ver - flow - ing

& b ˙˙ œ̇ œ ww œw œ œ œ ˙œ œ œœ œœ
ẇ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ œ œœ œ˙ œ œ
?b . œœ œ œw œ

œ œ ˙ w œ œ ˙
œ œ œ
&b Œ
F p F
˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w œ œ #˙
&b
7. shame, now the sign that we are free!
8. flow - ing of the re - deem - ing Son.

&b ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w
1. show us leaf and flow’r and fruit so fine.
2. brac - ing all the world with its op - pressed:
3. wis - dom, weak - ness strong - er than our might:
4. suf - f’ring, from your fruit comes heal - ing balm,
5. oth - ers, make his pat - tern now our own,
6. wea - ry, bow - ing down to beg - gars’ cries,
7. bond - age, now the sign that we are free!
8. mer - cy and re - demp - tion in the Son.

& b ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œœ œ˙ œ ˙w œ œ wœ œ ˙
w ˙w œ œ w œ ˙ wœ n œ # ˙
? ˙ œ
b ˙
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œ ˙ œ œ
&b ∑ œ- œ œ ˙ œ œ
P F

&b Ó œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
7. Cross of splen - dor, and cross of glo - ry,
8. To the cross of Christ now be all glo - ry,

&b œ œ œ œ ˙. œ
œ œ œ œ w
1. Gent - ly bear - ing Jes - sus’ bod - y,
2. saints will seek in you their so - lace;
3. tell the love that died to save us;
4. bind - ing up the bruised and bro - ken,
5. God’s com - pas - sion here re - veal - ing
6. lift - ing up with ten - der pa - tience
7. Cross of splen - dor, cross of glo - ry,
8. To the cross of Christ give glo - ry

&b œ œ
œœ œ œœ ˙˙ . œ œ œ˙˙ œ œœ
œ œœ w˙ ˙
œ œ œ Nœ ˙œ
? w ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
b w w
˙ ˙

˙ œ- œ œ œ ˙. œ
&b Ó w
P p

&b Ó ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
7. cross of love’s vic - to - ry.
8. glo - ry while a - ges run.

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w w
1. tree of life, sal - va - tion’s sign!
2. sin - ners find in you their rest.
3. tell its breadth, its depth and height.
4. bring - ing whole - ness, health, and calm.
5. in our flesh and blood and bone.
6. all who would from sin a - rise.
7. cross of love’s great vic - to - ry!
8. while the end - less a - ges run!

& b œœ œœ œ œœ ˙œ
œ œ œ˙ œ wœ ww
œ ˙
? ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œœ ww
b w ˙ ˙ ˙.

Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty

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Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty
PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI, 87 87 87
Delores Dufner, OSB Arranged by Randall DeBruyn

Reverently (e = ca. 120)

b œ œ œ œ. œ
Descant & b œ. œ œ
7. Cross of glad - ness, shel - t’ring
8. Chant your prais - es for the

b œ œ œ œ œ
Melody &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. Faith - ful cross, O tree of beau - ty, tree of E - den,
2. Tree of life with limbs ex - tend - ed north to south and
3. Cross of Fri - day’s death and dark - ness turned to Eas - ter
4. Tree of love be - yond all tell - ing, praised in po - em,
5. Cross of Je - sus’ dy - ing an - guish, suf - f’ring ser - vant’s
6. Tree that bridg - es earth and heav - en, sprung from seed of
7. Cross of pain trans - formed to glad - ness, ev - er green and
8. Chris - tians, chant your grate - ful prais - es for the tree of

b œ œ œœ œ
&b œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ .
œ. œ
œ œ
Keyboard
? b b œ .. œœ œ œ̇ œœ .. œ
œ œ

b œ œ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ.
&b J
7. tree, sym - bol and sign,
8. tri - umph won, proof of mer - cy

b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. tree di - vine! Not a grove on earth can show us
2. east to west, cross of Christ with arms em - brac - ing
3. life and light, fol - ly wi - ser than our wis - dom,
4. hymn, and psalm, com - fort of the sick and suf - f’ring,
5. hum - ble throne, mark of life laid down for oth - ers,
6. Par - a - dise, spread your branch - es, shade the wea - ry,
7. shel - t’ring tree, sym - bol once of shame and bond - age,
8. tri - umph won, proof of o - ver - flow - ing mer - cy

b j
&b œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ . œ
˙ œ
? b b ˙œ ˙ œ œœ ˙ œ œœ ..
œ
Text © 1989, 1991, 1993, 2007, The Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. Music arrangement © 1990, OCP.
Text and music published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b
7. sign that we are free! Cross of
8. and re - demp - tion in the Son. To the cross
b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
1. leaf and flow’r and fruit so fine. Gent - ly bear - ing
2. all the world with its op - pressed: saints will seek in
3. weak - ness strong - er than our might: tell the love that
4. from your fruit comes heal - ing balm, bind - ing up the
5. make his pat - tern now our own, God’s com - pas - sion
6. bow - ing down to beg - gars’ cries, lift - ing up with
7. now the sign that we are free! Cross of splen - dor,
8. and re - demp - tion in the Son. To the cross of
b
& b œœ œ œœ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ
œœ œœ Nœ œ
? b b œœ œ˙ ˙ œ ˙
b œœ œ
œ

b œ œ œ. œ
&b œ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
7. glo - ry, love’s great vic - to - ry.
8. glo - ry while the a - ges run. A - men.

b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. Je - sus’ bod - y, tree of life, sal - va - tion’s sign!
2. you their so - lace; sin - ners find in you their rest.
3. died to save us; tell its breadth, its depth and height.
4. bruised and bro - ken, bring - ing whole - ness, health, and calm.
5. here re - veal - ing in our flesh and blood and bone.
6. ten - der pa- tience all who would from sin a - rise.
7. cross of glo - ry, cross of love’s great vic - to - ry!
8. Christ give glo - ry while the end - less a - ges run. A - men.

b j
&b œ œ œœ . œ œœ . œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œœ . œ œ œœ œœ
œœ .. œ. j
? b b œœ œ. œ
œ
œœ .. œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ. ˙

Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty

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Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty
PICARDY
FLUTE Arranged by Randall DeBruyn

VERSES 1- 8 Reverently (q = ca. 96)

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ
b
& 44 Ó Œ œ
p P F

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
œ œ ˙
&b Ó œ Œ œ œ œ ∑
p P F p F
˙ œ œ ˙ - œ œ œ
b œ- œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
Ó œ ˙. œ w
&
P F P p
Arrangement © 1990, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

Faithful Cross, O Tree of Beauty

PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI
FLUTE Arranged by Randall DeBruyn

VERSES 1- 8 Reverently (e = ca. 120)

œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙
b J J
Flute &b Œ Œ
b œ œ œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
Melody

b œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b Œ ‰ J Œ Œ
b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ

b œ œ œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ D.C. Last time

œ œ œ
& b ΠJ
b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Arrangement © 1990, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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Assembly Edition
FAITHFUL CROSS, O TREE OF BEAUTY
PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI

b œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. Faith - ful cross, O tree of beau - ty, tree of E - den,
2. Tree of life with limbs ex - tend - ed north to south and
3. Cross of Fri - day’s death and dark - ness turned to Eas - ter
4. Tree of love be - yond all tell - ing, praised in po - em,
5. Cross of Je - sus’ dy - ing an - guish, suf - f’ring ser- vant’s
6. Tree that bridg - es earth and heav - en, sprung from seed of
7. Cross of pain trans - formed to glad - ness, ev - er green and
8. Chris- tians, chant your grate - ful prais - es for the tree of
b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. tree di - vine! Not a grove on earth can show us
2. east to west, cross of Christ with arms em - brac - ing
3. life and light, fol - ly wi - ser than our wis - dom,
4. hymn, and psalm, com - fort of the sick and suf - f’ring,
5. hum - ble throne, mark of life laid down for oth - ers,
6. Par - a - dise, spread your branch - es, shade the wea - ry,
7. shel - t’ring tree, sym - bol once of shame and bond - age,
8. tri - umph won, proof of o - ver - flow - ing mer - cy
b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
1. leaf and flow’r and fruit so fine. Gent - ly bear - ing Je - sus’
2. all the world with its op - pressed: saints will seek in you their
3. weak- ness strong - er than our might: tell the love that died to
4. from your fruit comes heal - ing balm, bind - ing up the bruised and
5. make his pat - tern now our own, God’s com- pas - sion here re -
6. bow - ing down to beg - gars’ cries, lift - ing up with ten - der
7. now the sign that we are free! Cross of splen - dor, cross of
8. and re - demp - tion in the Son. To the cross of Christ give
b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
1. bod - y, tree of life, sal - va - tion’s sign!
2. so - lace; sin - ners find in you their rest.
3. save us; tell its breadth, its depth and height.
4. bro - ken, bring- ing whole - ness, health, and calm.
5. veal - ing in our flesh and blood and bone.
6. pa - tience all who would from sin a - rise.
7. glo - ry, cross of love’s great vic - to - ry!
8. glo - ry while the end - less a - ges run. A - men.

Text: 87 87 87; Delores Dufner, OSB, © 1989, 1991, 1993, 2007, The Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN.
Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Music: Chant, Mode III.

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Assembly Edition
FAITHFUL CROSS, O TREE OF BEAUTY
PICARDY

& b 44 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
1. Faith - ful cross, O tree of beau - ty, tree of E - den,
2. Tree of life with limbs ex - tend - ed north to south and
3. Cross of Fri - day’s death and dark - ness turned to Eas - ter
4. Tree of love be - yond all tell - ing, praised in po - em,
5. Cross of Je - sus’ dy - ing an - guish, suf - f’ring ser - vant’s
6. Tree that bridg - es earth and heav - en, sprung from seed of
7. Cross of pain trans - formed to glad - ness, ev - er green and
8. Chris- tians, chant your grate - ful prais - es for the tree of

&b ˙ œ œ w
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
1. tree di - vine! Not a grove on earth can show us
2. east to west, cross of Christ with arms em - brac - ing
3. life and light, fol - ly wi - ser than our wis - dom,
4. hymn, and psalm, com - fort of the sick and suf - f’ring,
5. hum - ble throne, mark of life laid down for oth - ers,
6. Par - a - dise, spread your branch - es, shade the wea - ry,
7. shel - t’ring tree, sym - bol once of shame and bond - age,
8. tri - umph won, proof of o - ver - flow - ing mer - cy

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w œ œ œ œ ˙. œ
1. leaf and flow’r and fruit so fine. Gent - ly bear - ing Je - sus’
2. all the world with its op - pressed: saints will seek in you their
3. weak- ness strong - er than our might: tell the love that died to
4. from your fruit comes heal - ing balm, bind - ing up the bruised and
5. make his pat - tern now our own, God’s com - pas - sion here re -
6. bow - ing down to beg - gars’ cries, lift - ing up with ten - der
7. now the sign that we are free! Cross of splen- dor, cross of
8. and re - demp - tion in the Son. To the cross of Christ give

&b œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w w
1. bod - y, tree of life, sal - va - tion’s sign!
2. so - lace; sin - ners find in you their rest.
3. save us; tell its breadth, its depth and height.
4. bro - ken, bring - ing whole - ness, health, and calm.
5. veal - ing in our flesh and blood and bone.
6. pa - tience all who would from sin a - rise.
7. glo - ry, cross of love’s great vic - to - ry!
8. glo - ry while the end - less a - ges run!

Text: 87 87 87; Delores Dufner, OSB, © 1989, 1991, 1993, 2007, The Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN.
Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Music: French 17th Cent.

For reprint permissions, please visit OneLicense.net or contact us at 1-800-663-1501.

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