HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Holy Spirit, Lord of light,\nFrom the clear celestial height,\nThy pure beaming radiance give.\nCome, Thou Father of the poor,\nCome with treasures which endure;\nCome, Thou Light of all that live!\n2. Thou of all consolers best,\nThou, the soul’s delightsome guest,\nDost refreshing peace bestow,\nThou in toil art comfort sweet;\nPleasant coolness in the heat;\nSolace in the midst of woe.\n3. Light immortal, Light divine,\nVisit Thou these hearts of Thine,\nAnd our inmost being fill:\nIf Thou take Thy grace away;\nNothing pure in man will stay;\nAll his good is turned to ill.\n76\n4. Heal our wounds, our strength renew\nOn our dryness pour Thy dew;\nWash the stains of guilt away:\nBend the stubborn heart and will;\nMelt the frozen, warm the chill;\nGuide the steps that go astray.\n5. Thou, on those who evermore\nThee confess and Thee adore,\nIn their sevenfold gifts descend:\nGive them comfort when they die;\nGive them life with thee on high;\nGive them joys that never end.