Voices United ‎#201

201. Come, Holy Ghost

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 from 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:

Coda:
Praise to God, to Christ the Word,
and to the Spirit: all adored. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
• Title: Come, Holy Ghost
• Translator: John Cosin (1627)
• Author (attributed to): Rabanus Maurus
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 and coda
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Service Music: Doxologies; Pentecost: Year A; Pentecost: Year B; Pentecost: Year C; Trinity Sunday: Year C; Proper 8: Year C; Proper 25: Year C
• Source: 9th-century Latin

Tune Information

• Name: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
• Arranger: Healey Willan
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 and coda
• Key: B♭ Major