Veni Creator Spiritus

Veni Creator Spiritus
Hymn
First verse
EnglishCome, Creator Spirit
OccasionPentecost
Textc. 809, attributed to Rabanus Maurus
LanguageLatin
Meter8 8 8 8
MelodyGregorian chant
Composedc. 1000, attributed to Kempten Abbey

Veni Creator Spiritus (Latin: 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.