by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Archbishop of Mainz (c784 - 856)
Veni Creator See original
Language: Latin
Veni Creator Spiritus,
Mentes tuorum visita;
Imple superna gratia
Quæ tu creasti pectora.
Qui Paracletus diceris,
Donum Dei altissimi,
Fons vivus, ignis, caritas,
Et spiritalis unctio.
Tu septiformis munere,
Dextræ Dei tu digitus,
Tu rite promissum Patris,
Sermone ditans guttura.
Accende lumen sensibus,
Infunde amorem cordibus,
Infirma nostri corporis
Virtute firmans perpeti.
Hostem repellas longius,
Pacemque dones protinus;
Ductore sic te prævio,
Vitemus omne noxium.
Per Te sciamus da Patrem,
Noscamus atque Filium,
Te utriusque Spiritum
Credamus omni tempore.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869), "Veni Creator", 1861-8, stanzas 1-6 [ chorus ], motet
Text Authorship:
- by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Archbishop of Mainz (c784 - 856), Pentecost hymn
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (J. W. Schulte Nordholt) , "Kom Schepper, Geest", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Dryden) , "Creator spirit" [an adaptation]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 28
Word count: 100