Lutheran Worship ‎#2

2. The Royal Banners Forward Go (Vexilla regis)

The royal banners forward go;
The cross shows forth redemption's flow
Where he, by whom our flesh was made,
Our ransom in his flesh has paid.

Text Information

• First Line: The royal banners forward go
• Title: The Royal Banners Forward Go (Vexilla regis)
• Latin Title: Vexilla regis
• Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, 530-609
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Canticles and Chants
• Source: Tr. composite

Tune Information

• Name: [The royal banners forward go]
• Key: d minor
• Source: Sarum Plainsong, Mode I
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.