CREATOR SPIRIT, BY WHOSE AID
(or Veni Creator Spiritus)
   Words: Latin Hymn, 9th Century
   Tune: Melita, by John B. Dykes, 1861

   C                      F          C
1  Creator    Spirit,     by  whose  aid
2  O  Source   of   uncre-ated       light,
3  Plenteous of grace, de-scend from high

        Am      Dm     G         Dsus  D    G
1  The  world's foun - dations   first were laid,
2  The  Fa   -  ther's promised  Par - a -  clete,
3  Rich in      thy    sevenfold en  - er - gy;

          G7    C      A7/C#       D
1  Come,  visit every  humble      mind;
2  Thrice holy  Fount, thrice holy Fire,
3  Make   us  e-ternal truth    re-ceive,

         Em     D    Em/G   Am   Em/B B   Em
1  Come, pour   thy  joys   on   hu - man-kind;
2  Our   hearts with heav'n-ly   love in -spire;
3  And   prac - tice all    that we   be -lieve;

   (Em)  C7      F          D       G
1  From  sin and sorrow     set us  free,
2  Come, and thy sacred     unction bring
3  Give  us  thy-self, that we may  see

   G7  C    Am/F# C/G     G     C
1  And make thy   temples wor - thy thee.
2  To  sanc-ti  - fy us   while we sing.
3  The Fa - ther  and the Son   by thee.

Unusual chords:
A7/C# X4X020
Am/F# 20X210 or XX4210


Chords courtesy www.guitarhymns.com

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