Christe, du Lamm Gottes Christe, du Lamm Gottes "" (Christ, you Lamb of God) is a Lutheran hymn, often referred to as the German Agnus Dei. Martin Luther derived the words as a translation of the Latin Agnus Dei from the liturgy of the mass, and the tune from an older model. The hymn was first published in 1528. It has been the basis for several musical settings by composers such as Bach, Mendelssohn and Hessenberg. It appears in the current German hymnals, both the Protestant "Evangelisches Gesangbuch" (EG 190:2) and the Catholic "Gotteslob" (GL 208). When Luther introduced the Reformation, he tried to
Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha cross. At the base of the cross, below the crucified figure, is a figure of Adam, and below that the inscription: FREDINANDUSREX<br>SANCIAREGINA indicating the commissioners of the work, King Ferdinand and Queen Sancha. The reverse of the cross bears plant figures, in the centre the Agnus Dei, and at the four extremities of the arms the symbols of the Four Evangelists. Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha The crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha () is an ivory carving from "circa" 1063, today in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. It was part of an offering by King Ferdinand I of León