Lutheran Worship ‎#158

158. 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!

Amen

Text Information

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

Tune Information

• Name: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Sarum plainsong, mode VIII
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.