...is upon us. This coming Sunday, we will celebrate one of the great Feasts of the Church - the giving of the Holy Spirit. We also are celebrating the arrival of our new church musician Mr. Gary Stegall. In honor of both occasions, here is a rendition of one of the most well known hymns of Pentecost - Veni Creator Spiritus..(English tranlastion of the Latin text below)
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
and in our hearts take up Thy rest;
come
with Thy grace and heav'nly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast
made.
O Comforter, to Thee we cry,
Thou heav'nly gift of God most
high,
Thou Fount of life, and Fire of love,
and sweet anointing from
above.
O Finger of the hand divine,
the sevenfold gifts of grace are
thine;
true 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.
Praise we the Father and the Son
and Holy Spirit with them
One;
and may the Son on us bestow
the gifts that from the Spirit
flow.
