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Hymns, Songs, Readings and other links for Pentecost Sunday –
“A Day of Celebration: Come Holy Spirit our souls inspire”
Hymns and Songs for Pentecost Sunday:
Today, is a great day of celebration. So, we have chosen a numerous variety of songs. Hopefully, something for everyone to sing along to…
Ancient:
- “Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire” – a call for the Holy Spirit to come among God’s people. Otherwise known by its Latin name, the Veni Creator Spiritus – it dates from the high days of monasteries in the 9th Century and is sung every year in the form of Gregorian chant
- here is a version performed this year as a ‘virtual’ Choir from Croydon Minister – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YD6a77INAk
- Here is a more traditional version with images to accompany – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPVuLOXh8vE&list=RDSPVuLOXh8vE&start_radio=1
Traditional:
- “O Thou who camest from above” – Charles Wesley – one of the most wonderful traditional hymns about God and faith in general and the Holy Spirit in particular – here sung by Rochester Cathedral Choir –
- Also became the subject of a great little book about life and faith by Br Ramon SSF “The Flame of Sacred Love: The Divine Fire in Human Experience” Pub in 1999, a year before he died. A bargain at Amazon in Paperback at £2.55.
- “Love Divine, all love’s excelling” – Charles Wesley – classic – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGGcqhKShQ8
- “Be Still for the presence of the Lord” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugvUQ4m90U
- “Breathe on me breath of God” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmkzSjs9eAw
Meditation:
- “As the deer” (Psalm 42) WORLD EDITION – I found this very moving, when you consider that Pentecost enabled the Gospel to go out to ALL nations – here a well known devotional hymn sung in many different tongues but with one voice – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnIYWKfW74E
- “Veni Sancte Spiritus” – in the Taize Tradition (here from a gathering in Poland) – beautiful – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxXwAgkhWQ
Children’s Songs:
- “My Lighthouse” – Rend Collective – with ACTIONS – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaW_4MWSE6I
- “Fruit of the Spirit” song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rezg4jYFoj0
Recommendations from Youth Club:
- “Holy Spirit, you are welcome here” – Jesus Culture – Kim Walker-Smith – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFByOX8Fb0M
- “Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)” – Hillsong –
- “Build your Kingdom here” – Rend Collective – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcSWpVKKMcs&feature=youtu.be
- “Sing it from the Shackles” – Rend Collective – speaks of overcoming things from the point of view of Lockdown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2wV9AREVM&feature=youtu.be
Modern Music:
This week really having a “binge” on Rend Collective – so many of their songs are about the Holy Spirit or about living in the Spirit:
- “Revival Anthem” – Rend Collective – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egw65U99qjU&feature=youtu.be
- “Burn like a Star” – Rend Collective – classic (with lyrics) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX8IuCQV5xk&feature=youtu.be
- “You will never run away” – Rend Collective – the Panda song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYUM3v35S4&feature=youtu.be
- “Joy of the Lord” – Rend Collective – with lyrics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3gLeCiMJqI&feature=youtu.be
But we couldn’t miss out the classic from Hillsong:
- “Oceans” – by Hillsong – one of the most evocative and most watched Christian videos – in all its forms something like forty to fifty million views – https://youtu.be/o6qNtPiBnvk
Videos:
- “Shavout and Pentecost” – Aaron Eime (Deacon, Christ Church in Jerusalem) – For those who have been to Israel, and those interested in Jewish roots of our faith, here is a wonderful video sent out a few days ago by someone you will hopefully recognise. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cS8Q-EYik0
2. “The Holy Spirit” – by the Bible project – gives a really good overview of the life and scope of the work of the Holy Spirit, all in about four and a bit minutes! Amazing! Well worth a watch! – https://youtu.be/oNNZO9i1Gjc