“All Laud to Thee, O Holy Ghost”
All laud to Thee, O Holy Ghost,
Who dost indwell the saintly host.
A temple fair and holy, we
Who now are set at liberty.
For hovered Thou o’er waters deep,
And by Thy power the oceans heap’d
To bring dry land upon the earth
Before mankind had had his birth.
Thou in his nostrils life did breath
And all his members still do weave,
Our Maker, then, Thy grace impart
To form in us a lively heart.
Thou Spirit then in form of dove
Assured us of the Father’s love
Toward His Son, in Whom we dwell
As our baptism doth betell.
So Spirit, with Thy graceful art,
Thy life to us elect impart
The vale of dry bones resurrect
That they thy glory may reflect.
For us, dear Spirit, make a way,
As Thou didst in the Red Sea day,
Or when the Flood from earth did cease,
Herald a place for man’s increase.
Thou didst the prophets true inspire
And gave the Church celestial fire
On Pentecost, that holy day
To bless her with her staff and stay.
For, sev’n-fold Ghost, it is by Thee
That Temple-lamps bright we can be.
Thy burning unction from above
Endows us with Thy gifts of love.
We in this Promised Land do dwell
With Christ our Lord Emmanuel.
Thou Spirit, then, help us proclaim
In word and deed Christ Jesus’ name
Tune: Tallis’ Canon
Text: Barton J. Gingerich, 2022
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