Veni Creator Spiritus

¹Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest,

²and in our souls take up Thy rest;

³come with Thy grace and heavenly aid

⁴to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

⁵O comforter, to Thee we cry,

⁶O heavenly gift of God Most High,

⁷O fount of life and fire of love,

⁸and sweet anointing from above.

⁹Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known;

¹⁰Thou, finger of God's hand we own;

¹¹Thou, promise of the Father, Thou

¹²Who dost the tongue with power endow.

¹³Kindle our senses from above,

¹⁴and make our hearts o'erflow with love;

¹⁵with patience firm and virtue high

¹⁶the weakness of our flesh supply.

¹⁷Far from us drive the foe we dread,

¹⁸and grant us Thy peace instead;

¹⁹so shall we not, with Thee for guide,

²⁰turn from the path of life aside.