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Translated in Paraphrase
CREATOR 1 Spirit, by whose aid | |
| The World’s Foundations first were laid, | |
| Come, visit ev’ry pious Mind; | |
| Come, pour thy Joys on Human Kind; | |
| From Sin, and Sorrow set us free; | 5 |
| And make thy Temples worthy Thee. | |
| O, Source of uncreated Light, | |
| The Father’s promis’d Paraclite! | |
| Thrice Holy Fount, thrice Holy Fire, | |
| Our Hearts with Heav’nly Love inspire; | 10 |
| Come, and thy Sacred Unction bring | |
| To Sanctifie us, while we sing! | |
| Plenteous of Grace, descend from high, | |
| Rich in thy sev’n-fold Energy! | |
| Thou strength of his Almighty Hand, | 15 |
| Whose Pow’r does Heav’n and Earth command: | |
| Proceeding Spirit, our Defence, | |
| Who do’st the Gift of Tongues dispence, | |
| And crown’st thy Gift with Eloquence! | |
| Refine and purge our Earthy Parts; | 20 |
| But, oh, inflame and fire our Hearts! | |
| Our Frailties help, our Vice controul; | |
| Submit the Senses to the Soul; | |
| And when Rebellious they are grown, | |
| Then, lay thy hand, and hold ’em down. | 25 |
| Chace from our Minds th’ Infernal Foe; | |
| And Peace, the fruit of Love, bestow; | |
| And, lest our Feet shou’d step astray, | |
| Protect, and guide us in the way. | |
| Make us Eternal Truths receive, | 30 |
| And practise, all that we believe: | |
| Give us thy self, that we may see | |
| The Father and the Son, by thee. | |
| Immortal Honour, endless Fame, | |
| Attend th’ Almighty Father’s Name: | 35 |
| The Saviour Son be glorify’d, | |
| Who for lost Man’s Redemption dy’d: | |
| And equal Adoration be, | |
| Eternal Paraclete, to thee. | |
