L.M. [1428]Veni, Creator Spiritus: Sarum Plainsong, Mode VIII [1429]Mendon: German; Arr. Samuel Dyer, 1828 Latin; Tr. Edward Caswall and compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861; from Richard Mant, 1837; Alt. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with thy grace and heavenly aid, And fill the hearts which thou hast made. To thee, the Comforter, we cry; To thee, the gift of God most high; The Fount of Life, the fire of love, The soul's anointing from above. The sacred, sevenfold grace is thine, Dread Finger of the Hand divine: The promise of the Father thou! Who dost the tongue with power endow. Thy light to every sense impart, And shed thy love in every heart; Thine own unfailing might supply To strengthen our infirmity. Drive far away our ghostly foe, And thine abiding peace bestow; If thou be our preventing guide, No evil can our steps betide. Amen. |