Veni Creator Spiritus
Primitive Latin text
Véni Creátor Spíritus,
Méntes tuórum vísita,
Imple supérna grátia,
Quǽ tu creásti péctora.
Quí Paráclitus díceris,
Dónum Deí altíssimi,
Fons vívus, ignis, cáritas,
Et spiritális únctio.
Tú septifórmis múnere,
Déxteræ Deí tu dígitus,
Tu ríte promíssum Pátris,
Sermóne dítans gúttura.
Accénde lúmen sénsibus:
Infúnde amórem córdibus:
Infírma nóstri córporis
Virtúte fírmans pérpeti.
Hóstem repéllas lóngius,
Pacémque dónes prótinus:
Ductóre sic te prǽvio,
Vitémus ómne nóxium.
Per te sciámus da Pátrem,
Noscámus átque Fílium;
Te utriúsque Spíritum
Credámus ómni témpore.
Glória Pátri Dómino,
Natóque qui a mórtuis
Surréxit, ac Paráclito,
In sæculórum sǽcula. Amen.
Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur,
Et renovabis faciem terræ.
Orémus.
Déus, qui córda fidélium Sáncti Spíritus illustratióne docuísti: da nobis in eódem Spíritu recta sápere, et de eius sémper consolatióne gaudére. Per Chrístum Dóminum nóstrum. Amen.
Come, Creator Spirit,
Visit the minds of Thine own;
Fill with heavenly grace
The hearts which Thou hast created.
Thou who art called the Paraclete,
The Gift of God most high,
The living Fountain, Fire, Charity,
And spiritual Unction.
Thou art sevenfold in Thy gift,
Thou the Finger of the right hand of God;
Thou, duly promised of the Father,
Dost enrich our tongues with speech.
Kindle light in our senses;
Pour love into our hearts;
Strengthen the weakness of our body
With abiding power.
Drive far away the enemy,
And straightway grant us peace;
So, with Thee going before us as our Guide,
May we avoid all hurtful things.
Grant that through Thee we may know the Father,
And know likewise the Son;
And that we may believe in Thee,
The Spirit of both, at all times.
Glory be to God the Father,
And to the Son, who from the dead
Arose, and to the Paraclete,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst teach the hearts of the faithful by the illumination of the Holy Spirit: grant us in the same Spirit to be wise in what is right, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Come, Creator Spirit,
Visit the minds of Thine own;
Fill with heavenly grace
The hearts which Thou hast created.
Thou who art called the Paraclete,
The Gift of God most high,
The living Fountain, Fire, Charity,
And spiritual Unction.
Thou art sevenfold in Thy gift,
Thou the Finger of the right hand of God;
Thou, duly promised of the Father,
Dost enrich our tongues with speech.
Kindle light in our senses;
Pour love into our hearts;
Strengthen the weakness of our body
With abiding power.
Drive far away the enemy,
And straightway grant us peace;
So, with Thee going before us as our Guide,
May we avoid all hurtful things.
Grant that through Thee we may know the Father,
And know likewise the Son;
And that we may believe in Thee,
The Spirit of both, at all times.
Glory be to God the Father,
And to the Son, who from the dead
Arose, and to the Paraclete,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst teach the hearts of the faithful by the illumination of the Holy Spirit: grant us in the same Spirit to be wise in what is right, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
