Veni Sancte Spiritus

Four of us met in the church. There were three apologies.
We spent time on the Pentecost Octave Mass for 25th May. The Introit is harder than it looks; one breath for per inhabitan temSpiritum eYjus in nohhohbis.

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And remember to soften at the end of each phrase. And emphasise ALLeluia at the start.

I posted a version of the Pentecost Sequence, Veni Sancte Spiritus. Alan's approach to this is different from those recordings.

Imagine a Tambour and one of those droney Mediaeval horn instruments, a bit like this:

I found myself beating time like a drummer as we sang to the Holy Spirit:

VENI, Sancte Spiritus,
et emitte caelitus
lucis tuae radium. 

Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, From the clear celestial height. 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, Dost refreshing peace bestow.
Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe.
Light immortal, Light divine, Visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill.
If thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay; All his 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 gifts descend.
Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.

I am reading at the Pentecost Mass
Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow.

Alan described the cadences of the Offertory as a leaf drifting down on a still autumn morning. Delicate.