Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost

Veni Creator Spiritus

Text by Charlemagne, Rhabanus Maurus, Gregory the Great, Ambrose of Milan

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About this hymn

Date: 9th century / 1524
Tune: Komm, Gott Schöpfer
Composer: Ancient Latin melody
Key: C
Meter: 8 8 8 7

Historical background

The ancient Latin Veni Creator tradition passed through Luther’s 1524 German version and Leonard Woolsey Bacon’s English translation.

Theology & Scripture

The hymn invokes the Holy Spirit as creator, teacher, comforter, and giver of divine gifts.

Jn 14:16 · Acts 2:1-4 · 1Cor 12:7-11

Musical background

Komm, Gott Schöpfer is presented in the documented public-domain setting named by the source score. This edition contains four-part SATB harmony in C.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-12. Public domain — source score marking

Words: variously ascribed to Ambrose, Gregory the Great, Charlemagne, or Rhabanus Maurus. Translated by Martin Luther, 1524. Translated from German to English by Leonard Woolsey Bacon, 1883. Music: 'Komm, Gott Schoepfer Heiliger Geist' ancient Latin found in Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524. Setting: Johann Sebastian Bach, alt. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2009 Revision.