991. Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire

1. Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire;
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost Thy sev’nfold gifts impart.

Refrain
Praise to Thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

2. Thy blessèd unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love;
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight. [Refrain]

3. Anoint and cheer our soilèd face
With the abundance of Thy grace;
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art Guide, no ill can come. [Refrain]

4. Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee, of both, to be but One;
That through the ages all along
This, this may be our endless song. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
Title: Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire
Latin Title: Veni Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita
Author (attributed to): Rhabanus Maurus (ca. 800)
Paraphraser: John Cosin
Refrain First Line: Praise to Thy eternal merit
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Collection of Private Devotions in the Practice of the Ancient Church, 1627
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: NOVELLO, F. Vincent Novello; VENI CREATOR (DYKES), John B. Dykes, 1875
Tune Information
Name: VENI CREATOR
Meter: LM
Incipit: 56545 65122 11561
Key: A Major
Source: Vesperale Romanum cum cantu emendato (Mechlin [Malines], Belgium: 1848)
Copyright: Public Domain



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