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Original fileThis is a musical score written in black, diamond-shaped neumes on a red four-line staff. The text is printed in black, using standard Latin script, with syllables aligned directly beneath the corresponding musical notes. The formatting is clean and vertical, typical of a professional modern transcription or a high-quality reproduction of a liturgical manuscript, showcasing the structural progression of the Veni Creator Spiritus hymn.
The 'Veni Creator Spiritus' is a foundational hymn of the Western Church, traditionally attributed to Hrabanus Maurus, used during Pentecost and ordinations to invoke the Holy Spirit. Its musical setting reflects the evolution of neumatic notation, which allowed for the preservation and dissemination of monophonic plainchant across medieval Christendom.
Hymn. Veni Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita: Imple superna gratia Que tu creasti pectora. 2. Qui diceris Paraclitus, Altissimi donum Dei, Fons vivus, ignis, caritas, Et spiritualis unctio. 3. Tu septiformis munere, Digitus paterne dextere, Tu rite promissum Patris, Sermone ditans guttura. 4. Accende lumen sensibus, Infunde amorem cordibus, Infirma nostri corporis Virtute firmans perpeti. 5. Hostem repellas longius, Pacemque dones protinus: Ductore sic te previo, Vitemus omne noxium. 6. Per te sciamus da Patrem, Noscamus atque Filium, Teque utriusque Spiritum Credamus omni tempore. 7. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio, qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In seculorum secula. Amen.
Translation
Come, Creator Spirit, visit the minds of your people; fill with heavenly grace the hearts which you have created. 2. You who are called the Comforter, the gift of the Most High God, living fountain, fire, love, and spiritual unction. 3. You who are sevenfold in your gifts, the finger of God's right hand, you who are duly promised by the Father, endowing throats with speech. 4. Kindle a light in our senses, pour love into our hearts, and strengthen the weaknesses of our body with your lasting virtue. 5. Drive the enemy far away, and grant peace immediately; with you as our guide and leader, may we avoid all that is harmful. 6. Through you may we know the Father, and know the Son, and may we believe in you, the Spirit of both, at all times. 7. To God the Father be glory, and to the Son, who rose from the dead, and to the Comforter, for ever and ever. Amen.
Hrabanus Maurus
Traditional author of the hymn text.
Object
musical notation
parchment
Medieval
European
manuscript-illumination
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