I am still plodding through CWB II’s songs for Pentecost. I have done:
… and so to “Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come”.
This is an anonymous translation of Veni Creator Spiritus attributed to Rabanus Maurus c8-9th set to TALLIS’ ORDINAL by Thomas Tallis. I have previously blogged this set to LAMBILOTTE.
I foolishly guessed the chords here for my backing (not provided by CWB II) when I should have looked in Together in Song, where they provide chords and correct the archaicisms in the text. Such things were apparently possible in 1999.
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,
From thy bright heav’nly throne,
Come take possession of our souls,
And make them all thy own.Thou who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire,
Sweet unction and true love.Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace,
Finger of God’s right hand
His promise teaching little ones
To speak an understand.O guide our minds with thy blessed light,
With love our hearts inflame;
And with thy strength, which never decays
Confirm our mortal frame.Far from us drive our deadly foe;
True peach unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe
Beneath thy sacred wing.Through thee may we the Father know,
Through thee the eternal Son,
And thee, the Spirit of them both,
Thrice-blessed Three in One.All glory to the Father be,
With his coequal Son;
The same to thee, great Paraclete,
While endless ages run.