503 Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

The Hymnal 1982 503

Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Tune
come holy ghost
Author(s)
John Cosin, 1594-1672
Composer(s)
John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1820-1891; David Hurd, b. 1950
Meter
8.8
Text Source(s)
Latin, 9th cent.; Veni Creator Spiritus (para.)

1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire.

2 Thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.

3 Thy blessed unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of love.

4 Enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded sight.

5 Anoint and cheer our soiled face with the abundance of thy grace.

6 Keep far from foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide, no ill can come.

7 Teach us to know the Father, Son, and thee, of both, to be but One,

8 that through the ages all along, this may be our endless song:

9 praise to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

All data and images for this page are taken from publicly-available data from Hymnary.org. To the best of my knowledge, no copyrighted material is reproduced on this page.