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 solatium.
Come, Holy Spirit,
and send out the heavenly
ray of your light.
O lux beatissima,
reple cordis intima
tuorum fidelium.
Sine tuo numine,
nihil est in homine,
nihil est innoxium.
Come, Holy Spirit,
and send out the heavenly
ray of your light.
Come, father of the poor,
come, giver of gifts,
come, light of hearts.
Greatest comforter,
sweet guest of the soul,
sweet consolation.
In labour, rest,
in heat, temperateness,
in tears, solace.
O most blessed light,
fill the inmost heart
of your faithful.
Without the nod of your head,
there is nothing in man,
nothing that is harmless.
We move to a warmer and brighter piece by contemporary composer Zanaida Stewart Robles, Veni, Sancte Spiritus. Robles provides a modern twist on an otherwise traditional Latin text, and the texture and harmonic language of her piece represents the textually emphasized rays of light.