Hymn
Come, O Creator Spirit Blest
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
To Thee, the Comforter, we cry:
To Thee, the gift of God Most High;
O fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's anointing from above.
The sacred sevenfold grace is Thine,
Dread Finger of the Hand divine:
The promise of the Father Thou!
Who dost the tongue with power endow.
Thy light to every sense impart,
And shed Thy love in every heart;
Thine own unfailing might supply
To strengthen our infirmity.
Drive far away our ghostly foe,
And Thine abiding peace bestow,
If Thou be our preventing guide,
No evil can our steps betide.
Amen.
Come, O Creator Spirit Blest — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1898. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-o-creator-spirit-blest
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, O Creator Spirit Blest?
The words of Come, O Creator Spirit Blest are credited to Rabanus Maurus and Edward Caswall; the version here was published in 1898. The library holds 2 more hymns by Rabanus Maurus, including Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire and Creator Spirit, by whose aid.
Is Come, O Creator Spirit Blest public domain?
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What is the metre of Come, O Creator Spirit Blest?
Come, O Creator Spirit Blest is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God's Goodness to the Children of Men, Return, O Wanderer, Return and With broken heart and contrite sigh.