CPWI Hymnal ‎#201

201. Come, thou Holy Spirit, come

1 Come, thou Holy Spirit, come,
and from thy celestial home
shed a ray of light divine;
come, thou Father of the poor,
come, thou source of all our store,
come, within our hearts to shine.

2 Thou of comforters the best,
thou the soul's most welcome guest,
sweet refreshment here below;
in our labour rest most sweet,
grateful coolness in the heat,
solace in the midst of woe.

3 O most blessèd Light divine,
shine within these hearts of thine,
and our inmost being fill;
where thou art not, man hath naught,
nothing good in deed or thought,
nothing free from taint of ill.

4 Heal our wounds; our strength renew;
on our dryness pour thy dew;
wash the stains of guilt away;
bend the stubborn heart and will;
melt the frozen, warm the chill;
guide the steps that go astray.

5 On the faithful, who adore
and confess thee, evermore
in thy sevenfold gifts descend:
give them virtue's sure reward,
give them thy salvation, Lord,
give them joys that never end.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou Holy Spirit, come
• Latin Title: Veni, sancte spiritus
• Author: Stephen Langton, ?-1228
• Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 (alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  John 15:26
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Pentecost
• Notes: A lower setting of VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS is found at 203

Tune Information

• Name: VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS
• Adapter: Samuel Webbe, the elder, 1740-1816
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: F Major
• Source: An Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782