Veni Creator Spiritus

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Wed, 2010/05/19 - 6:03pm
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ID: 
430
Composer: 
Magnentius, Maurus Rabanus (780-856)
Arrangers / Editors: 
O'Brien, Patrick H. (1950-
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Additional Music at Mass
For the Offertory
For the Communion of the Faithful
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Temporal Cycle
Whitsuntide (The Feast of Pentecost)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Texture: 
Polyphonic
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody
Lyrics: 

    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,
    te utriusque Spiritum
    credamus omni tempore.

    Deo Patri sit gloria,
    et Filio qui a mortuis
    Surrexit, ac Paraclito,
    in saeculorum saecula.
    Amen.

Translated Lyrics: 

    Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
    and in our hearts take up Thy rest;
    come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid,
    To fill the 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.

    O Finger of the hand divine,
    the sevenfold gifts of grace are thine;
    true 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.

    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.