Come, Holy Ghost, Who Ever One

Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One
Art with the Father and the Son;
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls possess
With Thy full flood of holiness.

In will and deed, by heart and tongue,
With all our powers, Thy praise be sung;
And love light up our mortal frame,
Till others catch the living flame.

Almighty Father, hear our cry
Through Jesus Christ our Lord most high,
Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee
Doth live and reign eternally.

Author: John Austin

Year: 1668

This is a translation/adaptation of the Latin hymn 'Veni Sancte Spiritus, et emitte caelitus' (or similar 'Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One'). John Austin included it in his Devotions in the Ancient Way of Offices (1668). It is sometimes attributed to John Dryden or Richard Crashaw in variant forms, but Austin's version matches the given text most closely.