Sequence for Pentecost-Veni Sancte Spiritus, Men's Duo

+J.M.J.+ Veni Sancte Spiritus, referred to as the Golden Sequence, is a sequence in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and its octave, exclusive of the following Sunday. It is usually attributed to either the thirteenth-century Pope Innocent III or to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton, although it has been attributed to others as well. It is one of only four medieval Sequences which were preserved in the Roman Missal published in 1570 following the Council of Trent (1545–63). Before Trent many feasts had their own sequences.
Chanted during a High Mass while on the May 2015 Paris/Chartres Pilgrimage in the Vaduz Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Florin (German: St. Florinskirche in Vaduz or Kathedrale St. Florin), a neo-Gothic Catholic Church located in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, (located between Switzerland and Austria), and the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz. Originally a parish church, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997.
The Gregorian Chant notation is taken from the Liber Usualis (1961) pp. 880-881.
English translation:
1. Come, Thou Holy Ghost, come,
And from Thy celestial home,
Shed a ray of light divine.

2. Come, Thou Father of the poor,
Come, Thou source of all our store,
Come, within our bosoms shine.

3. Thou, of Comforters the best,
Thou, the soul's delightful guest,
Sweet refreshment here below.

4. In our labor rest so sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.

5. O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill.

6. Where Thou art not, man hath naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

7. Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour Thy dew,
Wash the stains of guilt away.

8. Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the steps that go astray.

9. On Thy faithful who adore,
And confess Thee evermore,
In Thy sevenfold gifts descend.

10. Give them virtue’s sure reward,
Give them Thy salvation, Lord,
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.

Latin text:
1. Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
et emitte coelitus,
Lucis tuae radium.

2. Veni, pater pauperum,
Veni, dator munerum:
Veni, lumen cordium.

3. Consolator optime,
Dulcis hospes animae,
Dulce refrigerium.

4. In labore requies,
In aestu temperies,
In fletu solatium.

5. O lux beatissima,
Reple cordis intima,
Tuorum fidelium.

6. Sine tuo numine,
Nihil est in homine,
Nihil est innoxium.

7. Lava quod est sordidum,
Riga quod est aridum,
Sana quod est saucium.

8. Flecte quod est rigidum,
Fove quod est frigidum,
Rege quod est devium.

9. Da tuis fidelibus,
In te confidentibus,
Sacrum septenarium.

10. Da virtutis meritum,
Da salutis exitum,
Da perenne gaudium.
Amen. Alleluia.

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