The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#380

380. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest

1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

2 To Thee, the Comforter, we cry:
To Thee, the gift of God Most High;
O fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's anointing from above.

3 The sacred sevenfold grace is Thine,
Dread Finger of the Hand divine:
The promise of the Father Thou!
Who dost the tongue with power endow.

4 Thy light to every sense impart,
And shed Thy love in every heart;
Thine own unfailing might supply
To strengthen our infirmity.

5 Drive far away our ghostly foe,
And Thine abiding peace bestow,
If Thou be our preventing guide,
No evil can our steps betide.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
• Title: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
• Translator: E. Caswall
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Whitsuntide; General; Guidance
• Source: 10th Cent.; Other translators also
• Notes: Tune name in index; CANONBURY

Tune Information

• Name: [Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest]
• Composer: R. Schumann
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major