Veni Creator Spiritus

"Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, archbishop, and saint. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung to a Gregorian Chant tune first known from Kempten Abbey around the year 1000. The hymn has been translated and paraphrased into several languages, and adapted into many musical forms, often as a hymn for Pentecost or for other occasions that focus on the Holy Spirit.

This article is about the hymn. For the Pentecost sequence, see Veni Sancte Spiritus.
Veni Creator Spiritus
Hymn
First verse
EnglishCome, Creator Spirit
OccasionPentecost
Writtenc. 809
Textattributed to Rabanus Maurus
LanguageLatin
Meter8 8 8 8
MelodyGregorian chant
Composedc. 1000, attributed to Kempten Abbey
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