37. Veni Sancte Spiritus
26 February 2020 AD; Ash Wednesday
Veni Sancte Spiritus - known also as "The Golden Sequence" and gregorian chant by Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos:
Veni, Sancte Spiritus |
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. |
VENI, Sancte Spiritus, |
COME, Holy Ghost, |
Veni, pater pauperum, |
O come, Thou Father of the poor; |
Consolator optime, |
O Thou, of comforters the best, |
In labore requies, |
Rest art Thou in our toil, most sweet |
O lux beatissima, |
O blessed Light of life Thou art; |
Sine tuo numine, |
Without Thy Godhead nothing can, |
Lava quod est sordidum, |
Lord, wash our sinful stains away, |
Flecte quod est rigidum, |
To Thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bow, |
Da tuis fidelibus, |
Grant to Thy faithful, dearest Lord, |
Da virtutis meritum, |
Grant us in life Thy grace that we, |
From the Roman Missal, translation by John Austin (1613-1669)
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