Christian Worship (1993) ‎#178

178. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And make our hearts your place of rest;
Come with your grace and heav'nly aid,
And fill the hearts which you have made.

2 To you, the Counselor, we cry,
To you, the gift of God most high;
The fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's anointing from above.

3 Your light to ev'ry thought impart,
And shed your love in ev'ry heart;
The weakness of our mortal state
With deathless might invigorate.

4 Drive far away our wily foe,
And your abiding peace bestow;
If you are our protecting guide,
No evil can with us abide.

5 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And you, from both, as Three in One
That we your name may ever bless
And in our lives the truth confess.

6 Praise we the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, with them One,
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
• Title: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
• Author (attributed to): Rabanus Maurus, 776-856
• Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814-78 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Pentecost

Tune Information

• Name: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Sarum plainsong, c. 9th century
• Copyright: Setting: © 1993 Kermit G. Moldenhauer