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| Text: | Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire |
| Translator: | John Cosin |
| Tune: | VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS |
1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire;
Thou the anointing Spirit art
Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart.
2 Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love;
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight.
3 Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace:
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where thou art guide, no ill can come.
4 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And thee, of both, to be but One;
That through the ages all along
This may be our endless song:
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire |
| Title: | Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire |
| Latin Title: | Latin |
| Translator: | John Cosin (1627) |
| Refrain First Line: | Praise to thy eternal merit |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Publication Date: | 1972 |
| Topic: | Service for the Lord's Day: After Confession and Pardon; Christian Year: Pentecost; Christian Year: Trinity Sunday |
| Source: | Latin hymn, ca. 9th century |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | a minor |
| Source: | Plainsong melody, Mechlin form |
| Notes: | As in Pilgrim Hymnal, 1958 |
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