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Discendi Santo Spirito
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Discendi Santo Spirito by Martin Luther — Lyrics
Discendi Santo Spirito,
le nostre menti illumina
Del ciel la grazia accordaci
Tu creator degli uomini.
Chiamato sei Paraclito
e dono dell’Altissimo,
Sorgente limpidissima,
d’amore fiamma vivida.
Isette doni mandaci
onnipotente Spirito;
le nostre labbra trepide
in te sapienza attingano.
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About Discendi Santo Spirito
This setting of Discendi Santo Spirito for SATB voices opens with a clear, hymn-like texture, setting a prayer for the Holy Spirit to illuminate minds and grant heavenly grace. The Italian text, attributed to Martin Luther, invokes the Paraclete as the gift of the Most High, a clear spring, and a vivid flame of love. The music reflects the text's supplications, calling for the seven gifts of the Spirit, wisdom, illumination of the senses, and fervor in the heart. It seeks liberation from evil and the granting of peace, asking for the Spirit to reveal the Father and the only-begotten Son, so all may believe in the Divine Spirit.
