This day we pray and prepare for the Solemnity of Pentecost.
Come, thou Holy Spirit, come,
and from thy
celestial home
shed a ray of
light divine!
Come, thou Father of the poor!
Come, thou
Source of all our store!
Come, within
our bosoms shine!
Thou, of comforters the best;
thou, 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 thine,
and our
inmost being fill!
Where thou art not, man hath nought,
nothing good
in deed or thought,
nothing free
from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
on our
dryness pour thy 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
thee, evermore
in thy
sevenfold gift descend.
Give them virtue's sure reward
give them thy
salvation, Lord;
give them
joys that never end.
Amen.
Alleluia!
