I 127. Veni Creator Spiritus. COME Holy Ghost, Creator, come, And visit all the souls of Thine: Thou hast inspired our hearts with life; 2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift Of God most high; the Fire of love, The everlasting Spring of joy, And holy unction from above. 3 Thy gifts are manifold; Thou writ'st 4 Enlighten our dark souls, till they Thy love, Thy heavenly love embrace; And since we are by nature frail, Assist us with Thy saving grace. 5 Drive far from us the mortal foe, 6 Teach us the Father to confess, And Son, who from the grave revived, And, with the Father and the Son, St. Gregory. Amen. Tr. in Book of Common Prayer. 128. Jesu, nostra, redemptio. IO CHRIST, our hope, our heart's desire, 2 How vast the mercy and the love To set Thy people free! 3 But now the bonds of death are burst, And Thou art on Thy Father's Throne 4 O may Thy mighty love prevail O may we come before Thy Throne 5 O Christ, be Thou our present joy, Our only glory may it be, To glory in the Lord. 6 All praise to Thee Who dost ascend All praise to God the Father's Name, 7. Chandler. (tr.) I 129. HAIL the day that sees Him rise Glorious, to His native skies; Enters now the highest heaven. 2 There the glorious triumph waits; 3 Him though highest heaven receives, 4 Still for them He intercedes, 5 Ever upwards may we rove, 6 Then shall we with Thee remain, Then Thy face unclouded see; Find our heaven of heavens in Thee. Amen. M. Madan. 130. Eterne Rex altissime. I THOU eternal King most High ! And conquering death and hell, receive 2 Thou, through the starry orbs, this day 3 There, seated in Thy majesty, The heaven of heavens, the spacious earth, 4 There, waiting for Thy faithful souls, Our peerless joy while here we stay, 5 Renew our strength, our sins forgive, And lift our souls aloft to Thee, 6 Glory to Jesus, who returns E. Caswall. (tr.) 131. I OUR Lord is risen from the dead ; 2 There His triumphant chariot waits, 3 "Loose all your bars of massy light, 4 "Who is the King of glory? Who? 5 Lo! His triumphant chariot waits, 6 "Who is the King of glory? Who?" The Lord, of glorious power possess'd, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever blest. C. Wesley. |