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Author: Rhabanus Maurus, 776-856 Hymnal: LW1982 #156 (1982) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Creator Spirit, heav'nly dove Lyrics: 1 Creator Spirit, heav'nly dove,
Descend upon us from above;
With graces manifold restore
Your creatures as they were before.
2 To you, the Comforter, we cry,
To you, the gift of God most high,
True fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's anointing from above.
3 In you, with graces seven-fold,
We God's almighty hand behold
While you with tongues of fire proclaim
To all the world his holy name.
4 Your light to ev'ry sense impart,
And shed your love in ev'ry heart;
Your own unfailing might supply
To strengthen our infirmity.
5 Keep far from us our cruel foe,
And peace from your own hand bestow;
If you be our protecting guide,
No evil can our steps betide.
6 Oh, make to us the Father known;
Teach us the eternal Son to own;
And you, whose name we ever bless,
Of both the Spirit, to confess.
7 Praise we the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, with them one;
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Topics: Education, Christian; Pentecost Languages: English Tune Title: KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER
Creator Spirit, Heavenly Dove