Pentecost Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Hymns and music ==== The singing of Pentecost hymns is also central to the celebration in the Western tradition. Hymns such as [[Martin Luther]]'s "[[Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott]]" (Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/online/tlh2.html |title=200–299 TLH Hymns |publisher=Lutheran-hymnal.com |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-date=2020-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813020306/http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/online/tlh2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/lyrics/tlh224.htm |title=Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord |publisher=Lutheran-hymnal.com |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714002912/http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/lyrics/tlh224.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Charles Wesley]]'s "Spirit of Faith Come Down"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lection/cpe01.htm |title=HymnSite.com's Suggested Hymns for the Day of Pentecost (Year C) |publisher=Hymnsite.com |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/s/p/spifaith.htm |title=Spirit of Faith, Come Down |publisher=Hymntime.com |access-date=2010-05-17 }} {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and "Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/c/o/comehgoh.htm |title=Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire |publisher=Hymntime.com |access-date=2010-05-17 }} {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> or [[Hildegard von Bingen]]'s "O Holy Spirit Root of Life"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnsite.com/fws/hymn.cgi?2121 |title=O Holy Spirit, Root of Life |publisher=Hymnsite.com |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.org/text/o_holy_spirit_root_of_life |title=Texts > O Holy Spirit, root of life |publisher=Hymnary.org |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> are popular. Some traditional hymns of Pentecost make reference not only to themes relating to the Holy Spirit or the church, but to folk customs connected to the holiday as well, such as the decorating with green branches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.com/ccel/aaberg/hymnsdenmark.c15.html |title=Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark | Christian Classics Ethereal Library |publisher=Hymnary.com |date=2009-08-11 |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-date=2021-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228211405/https://hymnary.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other hymns include "Oh that I had a Thousand Voices" ("''O daß ich tausend Zungen hätte''")<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/o/t/othatiha.htm |title=O That I Had a Thousand Voices |publisher=Hymntime.com |access-date=2010-05-17 }} {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ingeb.org/spiritua/odassich.html |title=O daß ich tausend Zungen hätte gospel christian songs free mp3 midi download |publisher=Ingeb.org |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> by German, Johann Mentzer Verse 2: "''Ye forest leaves so green and tender, that dance for joy in summer air''…" or "O Day Full of Grace" ("''Den signede Dag''")<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lutheranhymnal.com/lutheranworship/lutheranworship0mo.html |title=Lutheran Worship Online Hymnal – section MO |publisher=Lutheranhymnal.com |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714002901/http://www.lutheranhymnal.com/lutheranworship/lutheranworship0mo.html |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> by [[Kingdom of Denmark|Dane]], [[N. F. S. Grundtvig]] verse 3: "''Yea were every tree endowed with speech and every leaflet singing''…". As Pentecost closes the Easter Season in the Roman Catholic Church, the dismissal with the double alleluia is sung at the end of Mass.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zlitur216.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-05-31 |archive-date=2017-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726151442/http://ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zlitur216.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Paschal Candle is removed from the sanctuary at the end of the day. In the Roman Catholic Church, [[Veni Sancte Spiritus]] is the [[Sequence (poetry)|sequence hymn]] for the Day of Pentecost. This has been translated into many languages and is sung in many denominations today. As an invocation of the Holy Spirit, [[Veni Creator Spiritus]] is sung during liturgical celebrations on the feast of Pentecost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/u/maurus_r.htm |title=Rhabanus Maurus |publisher=Hymntime.com |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-date=2011-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233538/http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/u/maurus_r.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15341a.htm |title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Veni Creator Spiritus |publisher=Newadvent.org |date=1912-10-01 |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> Trumpeters or [[brass instrument|brass ensembles]] are often specially contracted to accompany singing and provide special music at Pentecost services, recalling the Sound of the mighty wind.<ref name="bibleverse|Acts|2:2|KJV" /> While this practice is common among a wide spectrum of Western denominations (Eastern Churches do not employ instrumental accompaniment in their worship) it is particularly typical, and distinctive to the heritage of the [[Moravian Church music|Moravian]] Church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moravianmusic.org/ |title=Moravian Music Foundation |publisher=MoravianMusic.org |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> Another custom is reading the appointed Scripture lessons in multiple foreign languages recounting the speaking in tongues recorded in {{bibleref2|Acts|2:4–12}}.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/todancewithgodfa00nels |url-access=registration |title=To Dance With God: Family Ritual and Community Celebration |page=[https://archive.org/details/todancewithgodfa00nels/page/193 193] |first=Gertrud Muller |last=Nelson |year=1986 |publisher=Paulist Press |isbn=978-0-8091-2812-9 |access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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