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Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace

Representative text cannot be shown for this hymn due to copyright.

Author (attributed to): Rabanus Maurus, c. 776-856

See Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856 Go to person page >

Translator: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919

James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Creator Spirit, Lord of grace
Title: Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace
Author (attributed to): Rabanus Maurus, c. 776-856
Translator: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919 (alt.)
Language: English
Copyright: Tr. © 1969, Used by permision of Geoffrey Chapman. A division of Cassell PLC
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Tune

VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS (Plainsong)


DUKE STREET

First published anonymously in Henry Boyd's Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1793), DUKE STREET was credited to John Hatton (b. Warrington, England, c. 1710; d, St. Helen's, Lancaster, England, 1793) in William Dixon's Euphonia (1805). Virtually nothing is known about Hatton, its composer,…

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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #191

Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #191

Catholic Book of Worship III #409

Catholic Book of Worship III #409

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #457

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #457

Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #444

Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #444

One in Faith #490

One in Faith #490
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