Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Hymn to the Holy Spirit

 

Hymn to the Holy Spirit

 HOLY SPIRIT! LORD of light!
From thy clear celestial height,
Thy pure beaming radiance give :
Come, Thou FATHER of the poor!
Come, with treasures which endure !
Come, Thou Light of all that live !

Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow;
Thou in toil art comfort sweet ;
Pleasant coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
Light immortal! Light Divine!

Visit Thou these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill:
If Thou take thy grace away,
Nothing pure in man will stay;
All his good is turn’d to ill.

Heal our wounds our strength renew;
On our dryness pour thy dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away :
Bend the stubborn heart and will
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and Thee adore,
In thy sevenfold gifts, descend :
Give them comfort when they die;
Give them life with Thee on high ;

Give them joys which never end. Amen.

From the Raccolta
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