This ancient hymn, 'Stabat Mater', has been around since the 13th century. Here are its famous lyrics in both English and the original Latin

The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to the Virgin Mary that portrays her suffering as mother during the crucifixion of her son Jesus Christ.

Stabat Mater dolorosa juxta Crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat Filius. Cujus animam gementem, contristatam et dolentem, pertransivit gladius. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta...

In his book Stabat Mater, The Mystery Hymn, Desmond Fisher presents and explains the two translations he made himself; a literal translation from the latin text, and a more poetic interpretation in verse.

The Stabat Mater Dolorosa started as a Latin poem in the 13th century about the Seven Dolors (Sorrows) of the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the Cross. It was turned into one of the most powerful Catholic Latin Hymns and was added to the missal by Pope Benedict XIII in 1727 for the Feast of the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Stabat Mater, a Latin hymn that can also be recited in prayer, immerses us in the Blessed Mother’s intense sorrow at seeing her beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, dying on the cross in His Passion so that we might have Eternal Life! Its title comes from its first line in Latin “Stabat Mater dolorosa” (roughly translated “the sorrowful ...

Stabat Mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa dum pendebat Filius: 1. At the cross her station keeping stood the mournful mother weeping close to Jesus to the last: Cuius animam gementem Contristatam et dolentem Pertransivit gladius : 2. Through her heart, his sorrow sharing all his bitter anguish bearing now at length the sword had passed. O ...

Stabat Mater Lyrics: O how sad and afflicted / Was that blessed Mother of the Only-begotten! / Who mourned and grieved, the pious Mother / With seeing the torment of her glorious...

Authoritative information about the hymn text Stabat Mater, with lyrics, PDF files, printable scores, audio recordings, and products for worship planners.

STABAT MATER (Stations of the Cross) 1. Sorrowful, weeping stood the Mother by the cross on which hung her Son. 2. Whose soul, mournful, sad, lamenting, was pierced by a sword. 3. Oh how sad, how afflicted was that blessed Mother of the Only-begotten. 4. How did she mourn and lament, loving Mother, while she saw the torment of her divine Son. 5.