Come, Holy Ghost (Thomas Attwood)

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• CPDL #03609: & CPDL #12074: PDF file.

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2006-07-21).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 53 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Click on Music Library link, then Anthems - Motets to find score (listed alphabetically by title).

• CPDL #05172: Sibelius 2

Editor: Steve Jones (submitted 2003-05-30).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 132 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

• CPDL #03288: Sibelius

Editor: Denis Mason (submitted 2002-02-25).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 171 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: English version, PDF file in A4 format, Sibelius file is unzipped

General Information

Title: Come, Holy Ghost
Composer: Thomas Attwood
Lyricist: John Cosin^{create page} (1594-1672), based on Veni Creator Spiritus

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Soloists: S
Genre: Sacred, Verse anthem, Office hymn for Pentecost

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

John Cosin's English translation of Veni Creator Spiritus is given below; others may be found on the textpage:

English text

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire;
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart:

Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life and fire of love;
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight:

Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace:
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where thou art guide no ill can come.

Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee, of Both, to be but One;
That through the agea all along
This may be our endless song,

Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Chinese translation

伏求聖神從天降臨，

射發神光光照我心。

主為世界普施太平，

時常降下七樣神恩。

伏求聖神灌澤我心，

賜我神慰愛德生命。

主為光明常燃常生，

我為瞽盲賜我複明。

伏求聖神賜我認清，

天主聖三待我深恩。

聖父造世聖子降生，

聖神助我獲享常生。

讚美我主，永遠不停。

讚美聖父、聖子、聖神。

阿們。