Pentecost Sunday Sequence
The "Golden Sequence": Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, O Holy Spirit, come!
From the clear celestial home
Thy pure beaming radiance give.
Come, Thou Father of the poor,
Come, with treasures which endure
Come, Thou Light of all that live!
Thou, of all consolers best,
Thou, the soul's delightful Guest,
Thou, refreshing peace bestow.
Thou in toil art comfort sweet;
Pleasant coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Let Thy radiance in us shine,
And our inmost being fill.
If Thou take Thy grace away,
Nothing pure in us will stay,
All our good is turned to ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour Thy dew,
Wash the stains of guilt away.
Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the steps that go astray.
Thou, on us who evermore,
Thee confess and Thee adore,
With Thy sevenfold gift descend.
Give us virtue's rich increase,
Saving grace to die in peace,
Give us joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.
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Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
et em�tte ca�litus
lucis tuae r�dium.
Veni, Pater p�uperum,
veni, dator m�nerum,
veni, lumen c�rdium.
Consolator �ptime,
dulcis hospes animae.
dulce refrigerium.
In lab�re r�quies,
in aestu temp�ries,
in fletu sol�cium.
O lux beat�ssima,
reple cordis �ntima
tu�rum fid�lium.
Sine tuo n�mine,
nihil est in h�mine,
nihil est innoxium.
Lava quod est s�rdidum,
riga quod est �ridum,
sana quod est s�ucium.
Flecte quod est r�gidum,
fove quod est frigidum,
rege quod est devium.
Da tuis fid�libus,
in te confid�ntibus,
sacrum septen�rium.
Da virt�tis m�ritum
da sal�tis �xitum,
da per�nne g�udium.
Amen. Alleluia
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, known as the Golden Sequence, is the sequence for the Mass for Pentecost. It is commonly regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of sacred Latin poetry ever written. Its beauty and depth have been praised by many. The hymn has been attributed to three different authors, King Robert II the Pious of France (970-1031), Pope Innocent III (1161-1216), and Stephen Langton (d 1228), Archbishop of Canterbury, of which the last is most likely the author.
Passage from Treasury of Latin Prayers.
