Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#104a

104a. Creator, Spirit, Holy Dove

1 Creator, Spirit, Holy Dove,
Visit Thy people from above,
Fill them with graces, and restore
Thy creatures as they were before.

2 For Comforter is Thy sweet Name,
A gift which from the Highest came,
A precious ointment from above,
A living fount, a fire of love.

3 Our minds enlighten, and inspire
Our souls with love's celestial fire;
And since Thou know'st how frail we be,
Confirm and make us strong in Thee.

4 Thou, with Thy grace's sev'nfold band,
The finger art on God's right hand;
Thou dost the Father's promise send
With tongues to earth's remotest end.

5 Drive far away, our wily foe,
And by Thy grace sweet peace bestow;
That in Thy footsteps we may run,
And soul-destroying mischief shun.

6 Let us by Thee the Father know,
His Son, Christ Jesus, also show,
That full of faith we may know Thee
Derived from both eternally.

7 To God the Father, and the Son
Who rose again, be honor done,
With Him, who came at Pentecost,
The Comforter, the Holy Ghost.

Text Information

• First Line: Creator, Spirit, Holy Dove
• Translator (into German): Dr. Martin Luther
• Translator (into English): Richard Massie
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Pentecost; Fourth Sunday after Easter; Whitsunday
• Source: Latin of the 8th Century
• Notes: From the German text: Komm, Gott Schoepfer, Heil'ger Geist

Tune Information

• Name: LUTON
• Composer: Rev. George Burder (1784)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: E♭ Major