Come, Thou Holy Paraclete

The Pentecost Sequence

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1 Choir, 2 All

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1  Come,Thou Ho - ly Pa - ra - clete, And from Thy ce - les - tial seat
2  Fa - ther of the poor, draw near; Giv - er of all gifts, be here;

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3 Choir, 4 All

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Send Thy light and bril - lian - cy: 3  Come, of com-fort - ers the best,
Come, the soul’s true ra - dian - cy. 4  Thou in la - bor rest most sweet,

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Of the soul the sweet - est guest, Come in toil re - fresh - ing - ly:
Thou art sha - dow from the heat, Com-fort in ad - ver - si - ty.

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5 Choir, 6 All
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5  O Thou light, most pure and blest, Shine with - in the in - most breast
6  Where Thou art not, man hath naught; Ev - ’ry ho - ly deed and thought

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7 Choir, 8 All

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Of Thy faith-ful com - pa - ny: 7  What is soil - ed, make thou pure;
Comes from Thy di - vi - ni - ty. 8  What is ri - gid, gent - ly bend;

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What is wound - ed, work its cure; What is parch - ed, fruc - ti - fy:
What is fro - zen, warm - ly tend; Strength - en what goes er - ring - ly.

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9 Choir, 10 All

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9  Fill Thy faith - ful, who con - fide In Thy pow’r to guard and guide,
10  Here Thy grace and vir - tue send; Grant sal - va - tion in the end,

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With Thy sev’n - fold mys - te - ry.
And in heav’n fe - li - ci - ty. A - men. Al - le - lu - ia.
Music: Plainsong · Mode 1 VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS
Text: Veni Sancte Spiritus (The Golden Sequence), tr. John Mason Neale (1818-66)