Religion
O Holy Spirit, font of love
Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)
O Holy Spirit, font of love,
Thou source of life, and joy, and peace,
With holy fire come from above,
And bid our hearts their warmth increase.
O Thou who didst with love's strong cord
Unite the Father and the Son,
May we who love a common Lord,
In mutual love be bound in one.
Now to the Father throned on high,
And unto Christ His only Son,
And to the Spirit, glory be,
Now, and while endless ages run.
Codex Note
Latin: O fons amoris, Spiritus. Brownlie's headnote: by Charles Coffin, a recast of Nunc nobis, Sancte Spiritus.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “O Holy Spirit, font of love.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/30/.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “O Holy Spirit, font of love.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/30/.
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