Lutheran Worship ‎#157

157. Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire

1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
Ignite them with celestial fire;
Spirit of God, you have the art
Your gifts, the sev'nfold, to impart.

2 Your best outpouring from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Illumine with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight.

3 Anoint and cheer our much-soiled face
With the abundance of your grace.
Keep far our foes; give peace at home;
Where you guide us, no ill can come.

4 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And you, of both, to be but one
That, as the ceaseless ages throng,
Your praise may be our endless song!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
• Title: Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire
• Translator: John Cosin, 1594-1672 (alt.)
• Author (attributed to): Rhabanus Maurus, 776-856
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Education, Christian; Invocation; Pastors; Pentecost

Tune Information

• Name: KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: J. Klug, Geistliche Lieder, 1533
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.