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The gift of the Holy Ghost.'

Cand visit all the souls of Thine;
YOME, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,

Thou hast inspired our hearts with life;
Inspire them now with life Divine.

2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift
Of God most high, the fire of love,
The everlasting spring of joy
And holy unction from above.
3 Thy gifts are manifold: Thou writ'st
God's laws in every faithful heart;
The promise of the Father, Thou
Dost heavenly eloquence impart.

4 Enlighten our dark souls till they

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Thy love, Thy heavenly love, embrace;

And, since we are by nature frail,

Assist us with Thy saving grace.

Drive far from us the mortal foe,

And grant us to have peace within,

That, with Thy light and guidance blest,
We may escape the snares of sin.

6 Teach us the Father to confess,

And Son, who from the grave revived,
And, with the Father and the Son,
Thee, Holy Ghost, from both derived.

f 7 With Thee, O Father, therefore may

The Son, who was from death restored,
And sacred Comforter, one God,

To endless ages be adored.

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.'

mf COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

And lighten with celestial fire;

Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart.

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'Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?'

REATOR Spirit! by whose aid

The world's foundations first were laid,

Come, visit every pious mind,
Come, pour Thy joys on human kind;
From sin and sorrow set us free,
And make Thy temples worthy Thee.

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The Father's promised Paraclete,
Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire,
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire;
mf Come, and Thy sacred unction bring
To sanctify us while we sing.

3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high,
Rich in Thy sevenfold energy;
Thou Strength of His almighty hand
Whose power does heaven and earth command,
Give us Thyself, that we may see
The Father and the Son by Thee.

f 4 Immortal honour, endless fame
Attend the almighty Father's name
The Saviour Son be glorified,
Who for lost man's redemption died;
And equal adoration be,
Eternal Paraclete, to Thee.

Amen.

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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

meekness, temperance.'

OME, Thou Holy Paraclete,
And from Thy celestial seat
Send Thy light and brilliancy.

draw near;

2 Father of the poor,
Giver of all gifts, be here;

Come, the soul's true radiancy.

3 Come, of comforters the best,
Of the soul the sweetest guest,
Come in toil refreshingly.
Thou in labour rest most sweet,
Thou art shadow from the heat,
Comfort in adversity.

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5 O Thou Light, most pure and blest,
Shine within the inmost breast

Of Thy faithful company.

mp 6 Where Thou art not man hath nought;
Every holy deed and thought
Comes from Thy Divinity.

7 What is soiled make Thou pure;
What is wounded, work its cure;
What is parched fructify;

8 What is rigid gently bend;
What is frozen warmly tend;
Straighten what goes erringly.

m 9 Fill Thy faithful, who confide

In Thy power to guard and guide,
With Thy sevenfold mystery.

f 10 Here Thy grace and virtue send;
Grant salvation in the end,

And in heaven felicity.