302. Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

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 dulness 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 ages all along,

This may be our endless song:

Praise to Thy eternal merit,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.