by Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1568)
Whitsunday Hymn
Language: English
Come, holy Spirite, most blessed Lorde, Fulfyl our harts nowe with Thy grace, And make our myndes of one accorde, Kyndle them with love in every place. Alleluya. O holy lyght, moste principall, The worde of lyfe shewe unto us, And cause us to knowe God over all For our owne Father moste gracious. Alleluya. O holy fyre, and conforth moste swete, Fyll our hertes with fayth and boldnesse, To abyde by The in colde and hete, Content to suffre for ryghteousnesse. Alleluya. O Lorde, Thou forgevest our trespace, And callest the folke of every countre To the ryght fayth and truste of Thy grace, That we may give thankes and synge to Thee. Alleluya.
Authorship:
- by Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1568) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Whitsunday Hymn" [tenor and chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-31
Line count: 20
Word count: 115