Come, Holy Spirit, come.
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine.

Come, Father of the poor.
Come, source of all our store.
Come, within our bosoms shine.

You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;

In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill.

Where you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:

Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend;

Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.

Amen. Alleluia.

 

 

You are the Spirit of holiness giving to each one of us a variety of gifts,
these are the jewels of heaven,
the treasures that are distributed freely to sanctify Your temples;
everything that is distributed, is distributed by grace through You;
You have not descended to inflict punishment on anyone of us,
but instead You come through this noble Ode to wed us,
and as a bridegroom who lavishes his bride with jewels,
You are offering us to adorn us with Your Divine gifts
for our matrimonial ceremony; 
You are not moved by eloquence of words
or affected by their utterance,
but You delight in a contrite heart;

come Holy Spirit,
come through the powerful intercession
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
your Beloved Bride;
amen