Lift Every Voice and Sing II ‎#112

112. Come Holy Ghost

1 Come, Holy ghost, Creator blest,
And in our hearts take up thy rest;
Come with thy grace and heav’nly aid
To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

2 O Comforter, to thee we cry,
Thou heav’nly gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life, and fire of love,
And sweet anointing from above.

3 O Holy Ghost, through thee alone,
Know we the Father and the Son;
Be this our firm unchanging creed,
That thou dost from them both proceed.

4 Praise we the Lord, Father and Son,
And Holy Spirit with them one;
And may the Son on us bestow
All gifts that from the Spirit flow.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
• Title: Come Holy Ghost
• Latin Title: Veni, Creator Spiritus
• Attributed to: Rabanus Maurus, 776-856
• Translator: Edward Caswell (1814-1878) (Alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Hymns and Songs: The Holy Spirit

Tune Information

• Name: LAMBILLOTTE
• Composer: Louis Lambillotte, SJ (1796-1855)
• Harmonizer: Richard Proulx (b. 1937)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Harm. © 1992 G.I.A. Publications, Inc., Chicago, IL. All Rights Reserved.