Veni Sancte Spiritus (Alan Gray)

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• (Posted 2022-06-04)  CPDL #69579:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-06-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 16 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The descant with the words of the final verse of the hymn Come, thou Holy Spirit, come in the version in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2022-06-04)  CPDL #69576:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-06-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 26 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Compiled from two sources: "A Book of Descants" (Organ Edition), 1924, and "A Book of Descants" (Treble Parts), 1920.

General Information

Title: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Composer: Alan Gray
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: S
Genre: Sacred, Descant

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

First published: 1920
Description: The descant is based on the hymn tune Veni, Sancte Spiritus, which can be found here.

External websites:

• https://embassysingers.de/scores/descants.html

Original text and translations

English text

On the faithful, who adore
and confess thee, evermore
in thy sevenfold gifts descend:
give them virtue’s sure reward,
give them thy salvation, Lord,
give them joys that never end.