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Originally the hymn comprised eight stanzas. In the tenth century, stanzas 7 and 8 were gradually replaced by new ones ("O crux ave, spes unica", and the doxology, "Te summa Deus | Originally the hymn comprised eight stanzas. In the tenth century, stanzas 7 and 8 were gradually replaced by new ones ("O crux ave, spes unica", and the doxology, "Te summa Deus Trinitas"). Bruckner's motet incorporates stanzas 1, 6 and 7 of a text by Venantius Forunatus. See http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/venantius.html for the complete text. | ||
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Originally the hymn comprised eight stanzas. In the tenth century, stanzas 7 and 8 were gradually replaced by new ones ("O crux ave, spes unica", and the doxology, "Te summa Deus Trinitas"). Bruckner's motet incorporates stanzas 1, 6 and 7 of a text by Venantius Forunatus. See http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/venantius.html for the complete text. Patterson 19:16, 24 June 2009 (UTC)