The Kingdom, Op. 51: III. Pentecost: "And When the Day of Pentecost" (Tenor)

Recitative (tenor):

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

The Disciples:

When the great Lord will, we shall be filled with the Spirit of understanding.

Mystic Chorus (sopranos and contraltos):

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon them the spirit of wisdom and understanding.

The spirit of counsel and might,

the spirit of knowledge.

Come from the four winds,

O Spirit!

'I will pour forth of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy,

and I will shew wonders

in the heaven above

and signs on the earth beneath.'

 

John:

When the Comforter is come, we shall bear witness,

Peter:

and speak as moved by the Holy Spirit.

The Disciples:

When the great Lord will, we shall be filled with the Spirit of understanding.