The Sarum Pentecost Office

I have previously posted on hymns for Pentecost, but haven't yet listed the entire Office schedule given at Hymn melodies for the whole year, from the Sarum service-books. Which is as follows:

On Whitsun Day & daily until Trinity Sunday

1st Ev.& Matt. Jam Christus astra ascenderat ... ... 42
Lauds Impleta gaudent viscera ... ... ... 42
2nd Evensong Beata nobis gaudia ... ... ... 25

Here are the chant scores to the above hymns:









And here's a section from my previous post, with links to sound files for these Pentecost hymns, from the Lutheran Liturgical Prayer Brotherhood:

For Lauds: When Christ Our Lord Had Passed Once More (mp3), Jam Christus astra ascenderat in Latin. It's #42 in Hymn-melodies for the whole year from the Sarum service-books; on this page page you will find the words in English and Latin. (The Sarum hymns book calls the Lauds hymn "Impleta gaudent viscera," which again is an extracted portion of the longer Jam Christus astra ascenderat. The latter hymn is listed in the book as the hymn for 1st Vespers and Matins.)

Here's a Versicle for the Feast of Pentecost.

For Vespers: Rejoice, the Year Upon Its Way (mp3), Beata nobis gaudia in Latin. It's #25 in the Hymn-melodies for the whole year from the Sarum service-books; the words in English and Latin (though not this English translation) can be found on this page.

For Compline: it's Veni Creator Spiritus, as above.

And a bonus file! A Solemn Nunc Dimittis, with a Pentecost antiphon.

Some of my favorite (Western) Pentecost art:

Pierre Reymond, from 1550:




An El Greco, from around 1610:




A Giotto, from around 1305:




A Duccio di Buoninsegna, from around 1310:




My favorite of all, though, is this one, from "the end of the 15th Century," and attributed to "Meister des Salemer Heiligenaltars" (in English: "Master of the Salem Heiligenaltar"), which, as far as I can see, is an anonymous credit (see this page in German, too). This is something I've never seen before, but how gorgeous: