Veni Creator Spiritus

Veni, creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia, quae tu creasti pectora. Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissimi donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio. Tu, septiformis munere, digitus paternae dexterae, Tu rite promissum Patris, sermone ditans guttura. Accende lumen sensibus, infunde amorem cordibus, infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti. Hostem repellas longius pacemque dones protinus; ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne noxium. Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque Filium; Teque utriusque Spiritum credamus omni tempore. Deo Patri sit gloria, et Filio, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito, in saeculorum saecula. Amen.

Come Holy Ghost, Creator, come from your bright heav'nly home, Come, take possession of our souls and make them all your own. For you are called the Paraclete, best gift of God above, The living spring, the living fire, sweet unction and true love. And you are sev'nfold in your grace, finger of God's right hand, Whose promise teaches little ones to speak and understand. O guide our minds with your blest light, with love our hearts inflame, And with your strength, which ne'er decays, confirm our mortal frame. Far from us drive our deadly foe; true peace unto us bring; And through all perils lead us safe beneath your sacred wing. Through you may we the Father know, through you the eternal Son, And you the Spirit of them both, thrice blessed Three in One. Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.

Rabanus Maurus

English version: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,
From thy bright heav'nly throne,
Come take possession of our souls,
And make them all thy own.

Thou who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire,
Sweet unction and true love.

Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace,
Finger of God's right hand
His promise teaching little ones
To speak and understand.

O guide our minds with thy blessed light,
With love our hearts inflame;
And with thy strength, which never decays
Confirm our mortal frame.

Far from us drive our deadly foe;
True peace unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe
Beneath thy sacred wing.

Through thee may we the Father know,
Through thee the eternal Son,
And thee, the Spirit of them both,
Thrice-blessed Three in One.

All glory to the Father be,
With his coequal Son;
The same to thee, great Paraclete,
While endless ages run.

Amen.

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Come Holy Ghost, Creator, come from your bright heav'nly home,
Come, take possession of our souls and make them all your own.

For you are called the Paraclete, best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire, sweet unction and true love.

And you are sev'nfold in your grace, finger of God's right hand,
Whose promise teaches little ones to speak and understand.

O guide our minds with your blest light, with love our hearts inflame,
And with your strength, which ne'er decays, confirm our mortal frame.

Far from us drive our deadly foe; true peace unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe beneath your sacred wing.

Through you may we the Father know, through you the eternal Son,
And you the Spirit of them both, thrice blessed Three in One.

All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son;
All glory to the Paraclete, while endless ages run.
Amen.

Rabanus Maurus

Come, Holy Ghost

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And in our hearts take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid
To fill our hearts which Thou hast made,
To fill our hearts which Thou hast made.

O Comforter, to Thee we cry,
Thou heav'nly gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life, and fire of love,
And sweet anointing from above,
And sweet anointing from above.

To ev'ry sense Thy light impart
And shed Thy love in ev'ry heart.
To our weak flesh, Thy strength supply;
Unfailing courage from on high,
Unfailing courage from on high.

O grant that we through Thee may come
To know the Father and the Son,
And hold with firm, unchanging faith,
That Thou art Spirit of them both,
That Thou art Spirit of them both.

Praise be to Thee, Father and Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in one;
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow,
The gifts that from the Spirit flow.

Rabanus Maurus