Veni Creator Spiritus
The Veni Creator Spiritus is said to be written, in the 9th century, by a German Monk,teacher and archbishop, named Rabanus Maurus.
When is the Veni Creator Spiritus Sung?
The Veni Creator Spiritus is often sung at occasions such as:
- At the opening of Church Councils and Synods
- On Pentecost
- On January 1st.
- Dedication of a Church,
- Confirmation
- Holy Orders
The Veni Creator Spiritus Indulgence
A partial indulgence is granted if this hymn is sung/recited at anytime, and a plenary indulgence is granted, if sung on the Feast of Pentecost or on January 1st.
Find out more about the conditions to gain a plenary or partial indulgence.
THE VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS LYRICS
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS IN LATIN
Veni, Creator Spiritus,
Veni, Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia quae tu creasti pectora.
Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissima donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio.
Tu, septiformis munere, digitus paternae dexterae, 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 praevio vitemus omne noxium.
Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque Filium; Teque utrisque Spiritum credamus omni tempore.
Deo Patri sit gloria, et Filio, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito, in saeculorum saecula.
Amen.
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS IN ENGLISH
Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of God Most High, O fount of life and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above.
Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known; Thou, finger of God’s hand we own; Thou, promise of the Father, Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue.
Kindle our sense from above, and make our hearts o’erflow with love; with patience firm and virtue high the weakness of our flesh supply.
Far from us drive the foe we dread, and grant us Thy peace instead; so shall we not, with Thee for guide, turn from the path of life aside.
Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow the Father and the Son to know; and Thee, through endless times confessed, of both the eternal Spirit blest.
Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven
Amen.
St. Teresa of Avila Sings the Veni Creator Spiritus
One of the most beautiful renditions, I have heard of this beautiful hymn is in a Spanish movie called Teresa de Jesus (Teresa of Jesus).
In the scene, she sings the hymn as her spiritual advisor had suggested to her and she has a mystical experience in the middle of it.
Enjoy!
