"Veni Sancte Spiritus" genre: Contemporary
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	A sacred song for soprano, clarinet and Baroque string quartet - the title means "Come Holy Spirit." This is a setting of the celebrated 13th century prayer, sometime called the "Golden Sequence," that is associated with Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's Apostles.
	Credits: Christine Brandes, soprano; Diane Maltester, clar.
	Lyrics VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS COME, O HOLY SPIRIT Veni Sancte Spiritus, Come, O Holy Spirit et emitte caelitus, and from your celestial home lucis tuae radium. shed divine light. Veni Pater pauperum, Come, Father of the poor, veni dator munerum, come, source of all good things veni, lumen cordium. come, light of our hearts. Consolator optime, Best of all comforters, dulcis hospes animae, sweet soul’s guest, dulce refrigerium. sweet refresher. In labore requies In labor, rest in aestu temperies in heat, coolness in fletu solacium. in woe, solace. O lux beatissima, O most blessed light, reple cordis intima, fill our inmost hearts tuorum fidelium. with your faithful love. Sine tuo numine, Without your presence nihil est in homine, nothing in man is good, nihil est innoxium. nothing untainted. Lava quod est sordidum, Heal us of our sins, riga quod est aridum, quench our inner thirst, sana quod est saucium. cleanse our souls. Flecte quod est rigidum, Bend our stubborn wills, fove quod est frigidum, melt the frozen heart, rege quod est devium. lead us back to the true path. Da tuis fidelibus, Give to your faithful ones, in te confidentibus, who confess you, sacrum septenarium. your sevenfold gifts. Da virtutis meritum, Give them virtue’s reward, da salutis exitum, give them salvation, da perenne gaudium. give them eternal joy. Amen. Alleluia. Amen. Alleluia.

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