Great Paraclete! To Thee we cry,
Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts art known,
Kindle our senses from above,
Far from us drive the foe we dread,
Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow
All glory while the ages run
Amen.
Come, O Creator Spirit blest!
And in our souls take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
O highest gift of God most high!
O font of life! O fire of love!
And sweet anointing from above.
The finger of God's hand we own;
The promise of the Father, Thou!
Who dost the tongue with power endow.
And make our hearts overflow with love;
With patience firm and virtue high
The weakness of our flesh supply.
And grant us Thy true peace instead;
So shall we not, with Thee for guide,
Turn from the path of life aside.
The Father and the Son to know,
And Thee, through endless times confessed,
Of both, the eternal Spirit blest.
Be to the Father and the Son
Who rose from death; the same to Thee,
O Holy Ghost, eternally.