987. Come, Holy Ghost, in Love

1. Come, Holy Ghost, in love,
shed on us from above
Thine own bright ray!
Divinely good Thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
to gladden each sad heart.
O come today!

2. Come, tenderest Friend, and best,
our most delightful Guest,
With soothing power.
Rest, which the weary know,
Shade, mid the noontide glow.
Peace when deep griefs overflow.
Cheer us this hour!

3. Come, Light serene and still,
our inmost bosoms fill,
Dwell in each breast.
We know no dawn but Thine;
Send forth Thy beams divine
on our dark souls to shine
And make us blessed.

4. Exalt our low desires,
extinguish passion’s fires,
Heal every wound.
Our stubborn spirits bend,
Our icy coldness end,
our devious steps attend
While heavenward bound.

5. Come, all the faithful bless,
let all who Christ confess
His praise employ;
give virtue’s rich reward,
Victorious death accord,
and, with our glorious Lord,
Eternal joy!

Text Information
First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, in love
Title: Come, Holy Ghost, in Love
Latin Title: Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Author: Robert II of France, 972-1031
Translator (from Latin): Ray Palmer (1858)
Meter: 66.46.66.4
Language: English
Source: Poetical Works, 1868
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: BRAUN, Johann G. Braun, 1675; ITALIAN HYMN, Felice de Giardini, 1769; NEW HAVEN, Thomas Hastings, 1832
Tune Information
Name: OLIVET (Mason)
Composer: Lowell Mason (1831)
Meter: 66.46.66.4
Incipit: 13532 24432 32655
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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