90 "Lo, a glory was given by the God of Creation To the worthless wood --by the Warden of heaven-- Just as Mary, his mother, the maiden blessed, Received grace and glory from God Almighty, And homage and worship over other women. 95 "And now I bid thee, my best of comrades, That thou reveal this vision to men. Tell them I am truly the tree of glory, That the Savior sorrowed and suffered upon me For the race of men and its many sins, 100 And the ancient evil that Adam wrought. "He there tasted of death; but in triumph he rose, The Lord in his might and gave life unto men. Then he ascended to heaven, and hither again Shall the Savior descend to seek mankind 105 On the day of doom, the dreaded Ruler Of highest heaven, with his host of angels. Then will he adjudge with justice and firmness Rewards to the worthy whose works have deserved them, Who loyally lived their lives on the earth. 110 Then a feeling of fear shall fill every heart For the warning they had in the words of their Master: He shall demand of many where the man may be found To consent for the sake of his Savior to taste The bitter death as He did on the cross. 115 They are filled with fear and few of them think What words they shall speak in response to Christ. Then no feeling of fright or fear need he have Who bears on his heart the brightest of tokens, But there shall come to the kingdom through the cross and its power 120 All the souls of the saved from the sorrows of earth, Of the holy who hope for a home with their Lord." Then I adored the cross with undaunted courage, With the warmest zeal, while I watched alone And saw it in secret. My soul was eager 125 To depart on its path, but I have passed through many An hour of longing. Through all my life I shall seek the sight of that sacred tree Alone more often than all other men And worthily worship it. My will for this service 130 Is steadfast and sturdy, and my strength is ever In the cross of Christ. My comrades of old, The friends of fortune, all far from the earth Have departed from the world and its pleasures and have passed to the King of Glory, And high in the heavens with the holy God 135 Are living eternally. And I long for the time To arrive at last when the rood of the Lord, Which once so plainly appeared to my sight, Shall summon my soul from this sorrowful life, And bring me to that bourne where bliss is unending 140 And happiness of heaven, where the holy saints All join in a banquet, where joy is eternal.