Come, Holy Ghost, in Love

Come

Ho­ly Ghost

in love

Shed on us from ab­ove

Thine own bright ray!

Divinely good Thou art;

Thy sac­red gifts im­part

To glad­den each sad heart.

O come to­day!

Come

ten­der­est Friend

and best

Our most de­light­ful guest

With sooth­ing pow­er:

Rest

which the wea­ry know

Shade

’mid the noon­tide glow.

Peace when deep griefs ov­er­flow—

Cheer us this hour!

Come

Light se­rene and still

Our in­most bo­soms fill

Dwell in each breast.

We know no dawn but Thine;

Send forth Thy beams di­vine

On our dark souls to shine

And make us blest!

Exalt our low de­sires

Extinguish pass­ion’s fires;

Heal ev­ery wound:

Our stub­born spir­its bend

Our icy cold­ness end

Our de­vi­ous steps at­tend

While heav’n­ward bound.

Come

all the faith­ful bless;

Let all who Christ con­fess

His praise em­ploy;

Give vir­tue’s rich re­ward

Victorious death ac­cord

And

with our glo­ri­ous Lord

Eternal joy!