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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