![]() The poetic longings include the venerable “Stabat Mater dolorosa” (The Mother stood grieving beside the cross), a Medieval hymn ascribed to Jacopone da Todi (c. These expressions reveal their particular cultural, ethnic, and ecclesial context. Throughout the centuries, Christians have expressed a longing to be present at the foot of the cross in poetic and musical terms. ![]() All rights reserved.Ĭhristian hymnody is replete with verses on the experience of crucifixion. *© 1944 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188.
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