Come Holy Ghost, eternal God (Thomas Tallis)

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• (Posted 2021-05-22)  CPDL #64500:           

Organ Accompaniment      

MIDI Practice: Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

MP3 Practice: Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

Editor: William Chimiak (submitted 2021-05-22).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 62K kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Same hymn tune with different translation for the verses.

• (Posted 2021-04-25)  CPDL #64209:     

Editor: Charles Gurnham (submitted 2021-04-25).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 37 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original spelling.

• (Posted 2015-10-21)  CPDL #37271:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-10-21).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 59 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1567. The other fifteen stanzas of Parker's paraphrase added below.

• (Posted 2015-10-21)  CPDL #37270:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-10-21).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 69 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other fifteen stanzas of Parker's paraphrase added below.

• (Posted 2005-10-10)  CPDL #09941:        (Finale 2005)

Editor: Tim Blickhan (submitted 2005-10-10).   Score information: Octavo, 1 page, 91 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Come Holy Ghost, eternal God
Composer: Thomas Tallis
Lyricist: Matthew Parker

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1567 in The whole Psalter translated (1567)
Description: Words by Matthew Parker, 1567, in sixteen stanzas.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Veni Creator Spiritus.

English text 1. Come Holy Ghost, eternal God, Which dost from God proceed: The Father first, and eke the Son, One God as we do read. 2. O visit Thou our minds and hearts, Thy heavenly grace inspire: That we in truth and Godliness May set our whole desire. 3. Thou art, O Spirit, the Comforter, In woe and hard distress: The heavenly gift of God so high, Which tongue cannot express. 4. Thou fountain art, and lively spring Of joy celestial: The fire so bright, the love so clear, And unction spiritual.

5. For Thou in gifts art manifold, Whereby Christ’s church doth stand: And writes the love in faithful hearts, The power of God His hand. 6. And like as Thou hast promise made, Thou givest the speech of grace: That through Thy help the people of God May sound in every place. 7. O Holy Ghost, to move our wits, Send down Thine heavenly light: Inflame our hearts, our God to serve, With love both day and night. 8. Our weakness strength, confirm us Lord Both feeble, faint, and frail: That neither flesh, the world, nor Devil In us do once prevail.

9. Put back from us our enemies, And grant that we obtain Sweet peace of heart with God and man, From grudge and proud disdain. 10. And grant, O Lord, O leader sure, That we by Thee as guide: May safe eschew the snares of sin, From Thee no time to slide. 11. And plenty, Lord, of Thy good grace, Grant us, we humbly pray: Be Thou our joy and comforter, To 'scape that dreadful day. 12. Of strife and foul dissention, O Lord, dissolve the bands: And knit the knot of peace and love, Throughout all Christian lands.

13. Grant us, O Lord, thru Thee to know The Father most of might: That we of His beloved Son May sure obtain the light. 14. And that with perfect stable faith, We might acknowledge Thee: The Spirit of them, of both I say, One God and persons three. 15. Be laud to God, the Father high, And God his Son praise be: Be praise to God the Holy Spirit, One God in trinity. 16. Pray we that Christ the Savior Vouchsafe His Spirit to send: To all which true profess His name, Till all the world doth end.