# Veni Sancte Spiritus (Pentecost Sequence)
Come, Holy Spirit, come,
And from Thy celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine.
Come, Father of the poor,
Come, source of all our store,
Come, within our bosoms shine.
You, of comforters the best,
You, the soul’s most welcome guest,
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet,
Grateful coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill.
Where Thou art not, man hath naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of 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.
On the faithful, who adore
And confess Thee, evermore
In Thy sevenfold gift descend.
Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them Thy salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end. Amen.
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## **Latin (Original Sequence)**
Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
et emitte caelitus
lucis tuae radium.
Veni, pater pauperum,
veni, dator munerum,
veni, lumen cordium.
Consolator optime,
dulcis hospes animae,
dulce refrigerium.
In labore requies,
in aestu temperies,
in fletu solacium.
O lux beatissima,
reple cordis intima
tuorum fidelium.
Sine tuo numine
nihil est in homine,
nihil est innoxium.
Lava quod est sordidum,
riga quod est aridum,
sana quod est saucium.
Flecte quod est rigidum,
fove quod est frigidum,
rege quod est devium.
Da tuis fidelibus,
in te confidentibus,
sacrum septenarium.
Da virtutis meritum,
da salutis exitum,
da perenne gaudium. Amen.
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Source: [[enchiridion-indulgentiarum|Enchiridion Indulgentiarum]], 4th ed. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1999.
Indulgence: This prayer is indulgenced according to the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, concessio 26 § 2 (Veni Sancte Spiritus). Apostolic Penitentiary, Vatican. See: [[ei-la-07#Preces Supplicationis Et Gratiarum Actionis]]
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