Creator Spirit

Creator Spirit, all divine
Come, visit every one of us
And fill with your celestial flame
The hearts which you yourself did frame

O gift of God, yours is the sweet
Consoling name of Paraclete,
And spring of life and fire of love,
And unction flowing from above

The mystic sevenfold gifts are yours,
Finger of God’s right hand divine
The Father’s promise sent to teach
The tongue a rich and heavenly speech

Kindle with fire brought from above,
Each sense and fill our hearts with love
And grant our flesh so weak and frail
The strength of yours which cannot fail

Drive far away our deadly foe
And grant us your true peace to know
So we, led by your guidance still
May safely pass through every ill

To us through you the grace be shown
To know the Father and the Son
And Spirit of them both may we
Forever rest our faith in Thee

To God the Father, let us sing
To God the Son, our risen Lord
And equally let us adore
The Spirit, God, forever more. Amen.

Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created
And you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray,
O God, on the first Pentecost,
you instructed the hearts of those who believed in you by the light of the Holy Spirit. Under the inspiration of the same Spirit, give us a taste for what is right and true, and a continuing sense of Her joy-bringing presence and power through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen