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[[Category:Hymns]]
''Taken from WikiPedia.org''

The '''Veni Creator Spiritus''', in english ''Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,'' is a liturgical hymn dedicated to the Holy Spirit and attributed to ''Rabano Mauro'', archbishop of Mainz, of the 9th century.

The best known version is the Gregorian one,<ref>There is also a version according to the Ambrosian chant.</ref> but it has also been set to music by numerous authors of polyphonic, classical and contemporary music.

It is regularly sung in the office of Lauds and Vespers on the feast of Pentecost and is often compared to the sequence [[Veni Sancte Spiritus]].

In addition to Pentecost, it is also sung in particular solemn events to invoke the Holy Spirit, such as on the occasion of the conferral of the sacrament of confirmation and, according to tradition, of marriage. It is also sung during the election of the new Pope by the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, for the consecration of bishops, for the ordination of priests, for councils and synods and for the coronation of a sovereign. By reciting it on the first day of the year, with the intention of invoking the Holy Spirit, on the beginning of the year, the plenary indulgence is gained<ref>''Manual of indulgences'', 2004, Num. 26</ref>

== Text and translations ==
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; '''Latin text'''
''Veni, creátor Spíritus,''<br />
''mentes tuórum vísita,''<br />
''imple supérna grátia,''<br />
''quæ tu creásti péctora.''<br />

''Qui díceris Paráclitus,''<br />
''donum Dei, Altíssimi,''<br />
''fons vivus, ignis, cáritas,''<br />
''et spiritális únctio.''<br />

''Tu septifórmis múnere,''<br />
''dextræ Dei tu dígitus,''<br />
''tu rite promíssum Patris,''<br />
''sermóne ditans gúttura.''<br />

''Accénde lumen sénsibus:''<br />
''infúnde amórem córdibus:''<br />
''infírma nostri córporis''<br />
''virtúte firmans pérpeti.''<br />

''Hostem repéllas lóngius,''<br />
''pacémque dones prótinus:''<br />
''ductóre sic te prævio''<br />
''vitémus omne nóxium.''<br />

''Per te sciámus da Patrem,''<br />
''noscámus atque Fílium,''<br />
''te utriúsque Spíritum''<br />
''credámus omni témpore.''<br />

''Amen.''<br />


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; '''English version'''<ref>''The Lutheran Hymnal''. Concordia Publishing House. 1941. p. 233.</ref>
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,<br />
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;<br />
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid<br />
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.<br />

To Thee, the Comforter, we cry,<br />
To Thee, the Gift of God Most High,<br />
The Fount of life, the Fire of love,<br />
The soul's Anointing from above.<br />

The sev'n-fold gifts of grace are Thine,<br />
O Finger of the Hand Divine;<br />
True Promise of the Father Thou,<br />
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.<br />

Thy light to every thought impart<br />
And shed Thy love in every heart;<br />
The weakness of our mortal state<br />
With deathless might invigorate.<br />

Drive far away our wily Foe,<br />
And Thine abiding peace bestow;<br />
If Thou be our protecting Guide,<br />
No evil can our steps betide.<br />

Make Thou to us the Father known;<br />
Teach us the eternal Son to own<br />
And Thee, whose name we ever bless,<br />
Of both the Spirit, to confess.<br />

Amen<br />
|}

In the ''Graduale Romanum, 1974'', this prayer is also reported:

V. ''Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur.'' (T.P. AllelUia.)<br />
R. ''Et renovabis faciem terrae.'' (T.P. Alleluia.)<br />
V. ''Oremus.''

V. ''Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratióne docuisti: + da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere, * et de eius semper consolatione gaudere. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.''<br />
R. ''Amen.''

== Musical Scores ==
=== Veni Creator Spiritus, Graduale Romanum, 1974, pag. 848 ===
Gregorian score, laid out on A4 sheet:

[[File:VeniCreatorSpiritus.png|600px]]

Score available in PDF format laid out on A4 sheet, [[Media:VeniCreatorSpiritus.pdf]]

=== Veni Creator Spiritus, Antiphonale Romanum, 2009, Vol. 2 ''"Ad Vesperas in dominicis et festis"'', pag. 268 e 281  ===
Gregorian score, laid out on A4 sheet:

[[File:Veni-Creator-Spiritus-antiphonale-romanum-2009.png|600px]]

Score available in PDF format laid out on A4 sheet, [[Media:Veni-Creator-Spiritus-antiphonale-romanum-2009.pdf]]

== Video ==
Version taken from the Graduale Romanum 1974, p. 848, sung by the ''SCHOLA GREGORIANA MEDIOLANENSIS'', Directed by Giovanni Vianini, Milano, Italia, http://www.cantogregoriano.it.

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== GABC Source Code ==
=== Veni Creator Spiritus, Graduale Romanum, 1974, pag. 848 ===
<pre>
name:Veni Creator Spiritus;
office-part:Hymnus;
mode:8;
book:Graduale Romanum, 1961, p. 150* & The Liber Usualis, 1961, p. 885 & Chants of the Church, 1956, p. 157;
transcriber:Andrew Hinkley;
%%
(c3) VE(e)ni(f) Cre(ed)á(e)tor(fe) Spí(h')ri(i)tus,(h.) (;) Mén(h)tes(e') tu(f)ó(h)rum(ih) ví(i')si(j)ta:(i.) (:) Im(h)ple(ij) su(hg)pér(fe)na(hi) grá(e')ti(f)a(h.) (;) Quæ(gh) tu(f) cre(ed)á(f)sti(fgf) péc(e')to(d)ra.(e.) (::)
2.() Qui(e) dí(f)ce(ed)ris(e) Pa(fe)rá(h')cli(i)tus,(h.) (;) dó(h)num(e') De(f)i(h) Al(ih)tís(i')si(j)mi,(i.) (:) Fons(h) ví(ij)vus,(hg) í(fe)gnis,(hi) cá(e')ri(f)tas,(h.) (;) Et(gh) spi(f)ri(ed)tá(f)lis(fgf) ún(e')cti(d)o.(e.) (::) 
3.() Tu(e) se(f)pti(ed)fór(e)mis(fe) mú(h')ne(i)re,(h.) (;) dex(h)træ(e) De(f)i(h) tu(ih) dí(i')gi(j)tus,(i.) (:) Tu(h) ri(ij)te(hg) pro(fe)mís(hi)sum(e') Pa(f)tris,(h.) (;) Ser(gh)mó(f)ne(ed) di(f)tans(fgf) gút(e')tu(d)ra.(e.) (::) 
4.() Ac(e)cén(f)de(ed) lu(e)men(fe) sén(h')si(i)bus,(h.) (;) In(h)fún(e')d<i>e</i>(f) a(f')mó(h)rem(ih) cór(i')di(j)bus,(i.) (:) In(h)fír(ij)ma(hg) no(fe)stri(hi) cór(e')po(f)ris(h.) (;) Vir(gh)tú(f)te(ed) fir(f)mans(fgf) pér(e')pe(d)ti.(e.) (::) 
5.() Ho(e)stem(f) re(ed)pél(e)las(fe) lón(h')gi(i)us,(h.) (;) Pa(h)cém(e')que(f) do(h)nes(ih) pró(i')ti(j)nus:(i.) (:) Du(h)ctó(ij)re(hg) sic(fe) te(hi) pr<sp>'æ</sp>(e')vi(f)o,(h.) (;) Vi(gh)té(f)mus(ed) o(f)mne(fgf) nó(e')xi(d)um.(e.) (::) 
6.() Per(e) te(f) sci(ed)á(e)mus(fe) da(h') Pa(i)trem,(h.) (;) No(h)scá(e')mus(f) at(h)que(ih) Fí(i')li(j)um,(i.) (:) Te(h) u(ij)tri(hg)ú(fe)sque(hi) Spí(e')ri(f)tum(h.) (;) Cre(gh)dá(f)mus(ed) o(f)mni(fgf) tém(e')po(d)re.(e.) (::) 
 A(efe)men.(de..) (::)
</pre>

=== Veni Creator Spiritus, Antiphonale Romanum, 2009, Vol. 2 "Ad Vesperas in dominicis et festis", pag. 268 e 281 ===
<pre>
name:Veni Creator Spiritus;
office-part:Hymnus;
mode:8;
book:Antiphonale Romanum, 2009, pag. 268 and 281;
transcriber:Stefano Ferri;
%%
(c3) VE(e)ni,(f) cre(ed)á(e)tor(fe) Spí(h)ri(i)tus,(h) (;) men(h)tes(e) tu(f)ó(h)rum(ih) ví(i)si(j)ta:(i) (:) im(h)ple(ij) su(hg)pér(fe)na(hi) grá(e)ti(f)a,(h) (;) quæ(gh) tu(f) cre(ed)á(f)sti,(fgf) péc(e)to(de)ra.(e) (::)
2.() Qui(e) dí(f)ce(ed)ris(e) Pa(fe)rá(h)cli(i)tus,(h) (;) dó(h)num(e) De(f)i(h) al(ih)tís(i)si(j)mi,(i) (:) fons(h) ví(ij)vus,(hg) í(fe)gnis,(hi) cá(e)ri(f)tas(h) (;) et(gh) spi(f)ri(ed)tá(f)lis(fgf) ún(e)cti(de)o.(e) (::) 
3.() Tu(e) se(f)pti(ed)fór(e)mis(fe) mú(h)ne(i)re,(h) (;) dex(h)træ(e) De(f)i(h) tu(ih) dí(i)gi(j)tus,(i) (:) tu(h) ri(ij)te(hg) pro(fe)mís(hi)sum(e) Pa(f)tris(h) (;) ser(gh)mó(f)ne(ed) di(f)tans(fgf) gút(e)tu-(de)ra.(e) (::) 
4.() Ac(e)cén(f)de(ed) lu(e)men(fe) sén(h)si(i)bus,(h) (;) in(h)fún(e)d<i>e</i>(f) a(f)mó(h)rem(ih) cór(i)di(j)bus,(i) (:) in(h)fír(ij)ma(hg) no(fe)stri(hi) cór(e)po(f)ris,(h) (;) vir(gh)tú(f)te(ed) fir(f)mans(fgf) pér(e)pe-(de)ti.(e) (::) 
5.() Ho(e)stem(f) re(ed)pél(e)las(fe) lón(h)gi(i)us(h) (;) pa(h)cém(e)que(f) do(h)nes(ih) pró(i)ti(j)nus;(i) (:) du(h)ctó(ij)re(hg) sic(fe) te(hi) pr<sp>'æ</sp>(e)vi(f)o(h) (;) vi(gh)té(f)mus(ed) o(f)mne(fgf) nó(e)xi(de)um.(e) (::) 
6.() Per(e) te(f) sci(ed)á(e)mus(fe) da(h) Pa(i)trem(h) (;) no(h)scá(e)mus(f) at(h)que(ih) Fí(i)li(j)um,(i) (:) te(h) u(ij)tri(hg)ú(fe)sque(hi) Spí(e)ri(f)tum(h) (;) cre(gh)dá(f)mus(ed) o(f)mni(fgf) tém(e)po(de)re.(e) (::) 
 A(efe)men.(de) (::)
</pre>

== Bibliography ==
* Wikipedia.org, versione italiana, https://it.wikipedia.org
* GregoBase project, https://gregobase.selapa.net/
* ''Graduale Romanum'', Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1974, pagina 848.
* ''Antiphonale Romanum'', Vol. 2 ''Ad vesperas in dominicis et festis'', Edizioni SOLESMES 2009, pagine 268 e 281.

== Note ==