Solemnity of Pentecost

May 11, 2008 Music Texts

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Opening Hymn

Holy Spirit Truth Divine
(Tune: Llanfair)

1. Holy Spirit truth divine, Alleluia!
Dawn upon these souls of thine, Alleluia!
Word of God and inward light, Alleluia!
Wake our spirit, clear our sight. Alleluia!

2. Holy Spirit love divine, Alleluia!
Glow within these hearts of thine, Alleluia!
Kindle ev'ry high desire, Alleluia!
Perish self in your pure fire, Alleluia!

3. Holy Spirit font of light, Alleluia!
Focus of God's glory bright, Alleluia!
Shed on us a shining ray, Alleluia!
Come and touch our hearts today, Alleluia!

4. Enter each aspiring heart, Alleluia!
Occupy its inmost part, Alleluia!
Enter in and be our guest, Alleluia!
In our labor inward rest, Alleluia!

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm (103)104, 1-2 .24 .35 .27-28 .29 .30 (Guimont)

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts

Loquebantur variis linguis apostoli (Palestrina)

Loquebantur variis
linguis apostoli,
magnalia Dei,
prout spiritus sanctus
debat eloqui illis,
Alleluia.		 The apostles were speaking
in different tongues
of the mighty works of God,
the Holy Spirit gave them
gift of tongues,
Alleluia.

Communion Antiphon

R. You satisfy the hungry heart With gift of finest wheat;
Come give to us, O saving Lord, the bread of life to eat.

Communion Chant

Ultimo festivitatis die dicebat Iesus (mode V)

Ultimo festivitatis die
dicebat Iesus:		 On the last day of the feast,
Jesus said:
Qui in me credit,
flumina de ventre eius		 "He who believes in me,
out of his heart
fluent aquae vivae. shall flow rivers of living water".
Hoc autem dixit de Spiritu, Now, this he said about the Spirit,
quem accepturi erant which those who believed in him
credentes in eum,
alleluia, alleluia.		 were to believe,
alleluia, alleluia.

Communion Motet

O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit (Tallis)

O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, and lighten our understanding,
that we may dwell in the fear of thy Name, all the days of our life,
that we may know thee, the true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.

Concluding Hymn

Come, Holy Ghost (Tune: Lambillotte)

1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And in our hearts take up thy rest;
Come with thy grace and heav'nly aid
To fill the hearts which thou hast made,
To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

2. O Comforter, to thee we cry,
Thou heav'nly gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life, and fire of love,
And sweet anointing from above,
And sweet anointing from above.

3. O Holy Ghost, through thee alone,
Know we the Father and the Son;
Be this our firm unchanging creed,
That thou dost from them both proceed,
That thou dost from them both proceed.

4. Praise we the Lord, Father, and Son,
And Holy Spirit with them one;
And may the Son on us bestow
All gifts that from the Spirit flow,
All gifts that from the Spirit flow.