Ang estauro ni Cristo
Ay hindi pagkasawi
Ngunit sa *Seol ay pagtalo
At sa kasalana'y paggapi.
(The wooden cross of Jesus
Is not a sign of defeat
But a victory over Hades
And a triumph over sin is it.)
*(Or Sheol) A Hebrew word for graveyard
Yehoshua Shim'onai
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/estauriko-a-1-ang-krus-the-cross/