Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#142c

142c. Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

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 blessèd unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight.

3 Anoint our heart and cheer our 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
Thy praise may be our endless song!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
• Author: John Cosin (1627. a)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Whitsunday-The Holy Spirit
• Source: Latin Hymn of the X Century
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MENDON
• Arranger: Samuel Dyer (1828)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.