Come, Holy Ghost (Thomas Attwood)

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Music files (3 editions available)

• CPDL #3609 & 12074: PDF file available.

Editor: Rod Mather (added 2006-07-21).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

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

• CPDL #5172: Sibelius 2

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

• CPDL #3288: Sibelius

Editor: Denis Mason (added 2002-02-25).   Score information: 176 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

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Soloists: S
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
Published:

Description:

External websites:

Text and translations

The Text is an English translation of Veni Creator Spiritus, but the exact Thomas Attwood text is somewhat different - and is given below:

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.

John Cosin (1594-1672), based on 'Veni Creator Spiritus'

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。