- Latin text
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- English version
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- Veni, creator Spiritus,
- mentes tuorum visita,
- imple superna gratia,
- quae tu creasti pectora.
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- Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come
- from thy bright heav'nly throne;
- come, take possession of our souls,
- and make them all thine own.
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- Qui diceris Paraclitus,
- donum Dei altissimi,
- fons vivus, ignis, caritas,
- et spiritalis unctio.
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- Thou who art called the Paraclete,
- best gift of God above,
- the living spring, the living fire,
- sweet unction and true love.
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- Tu septiformis munere,
- dextrae Dei tu digitus
- tu rite promissum Patris,
- sermone ditans guttura.
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- Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace,
- finger of God's right hand;
- his promise, teaching little ones
- to speak and understand.
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- Accende lumen sensibus,
- infunde amorem cordibus,
- infirma nostri corporis
- virtute firmans perpeti.
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- O guide our minds with thy blest light,
- with love our hearts inflame;
- and with thy strength, which ne'er decays,
- confirm our mortal frame.
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- Hostem repellas longius
- pacemque dones protinus;
- ductore sic te praevio
- vitemus omne noxium.
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- Far from us drive our deadly foe;
- true peace unto us bring;
- and through all perils lead us safe
- beneath thy sacred wing.
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- Per te sciamus da Patrem
- noscamus atque Filium,
- te utriusque Spiritum
- credamus omni tempore.
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- Through thee may we the Father know,
- through thee th'eternal Son,
- and thee the Spirit of them both,
- thrice-blessed three in One.
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- Amen.
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- Amen.
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