Nunc, Sancte, nobis Spiritus is a Christian hymn

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...

 attributed to St. Ambrose of Milan

Milan

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. Traditionally, the hymn is a part of the prayers of Terce

Terce

Terce, or Third Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the Christian liturgies. It consists mainly of psalms and is said at 9 a.m. Its name comes from Latin and refers to the third hour of the day after dawn....

 in the Liturgy of the Hours

Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the clergy, religious orders, and laity. The Liturgy of the Hours consists primarily of psalms supplemented by hymns and readings...

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Hymn in Latin

Nunc, Sancte, nobis, Spiritus,

Unum Patri cum Filio,

Dignare promptus ingeri

Nostro refusus pectori.

Os, lingua, mens, sensus, vigor

Confessionem personent.

Flammescat igne caritas,

Accéndat ardor proximos.

Præsta, Pater piissime,

Patríque compar Unice,

Cum Spiritu Paraclito

Regnans per omne sæculum. Amen.

Hymn in English

Translation by John Henry Newman, 1836.

Come, Holy Ghost, Who ever One

Art with the Father and the Son;

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls possess

With Thy full flood of holiness.

In will and deed, by heart and tongue,

With all our powers, Thy praise be sung;

And love light up our mortal frame,

Till others catch the living flame.

Almighty Father, hear our cry

Through Jesus Christ our Lord most high,

Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee

Doth live and reign eternally.

Another Translation

Below is the even more widely used translation made by Father John Mason Neale

John Mason Neale

John Mason Neale was an Anglican priest, scholar and hymn-writer.-Life:Neale was born in London, his parents being the Revd Cornelius Neale and Susanna Neale, daughter of John Mason Good...

 in 1852 for his community of Anglican nun

Nun

A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...

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Come, Holy Ghost, with God the Son

And God the Father, ever One;

Shed forth Thy grace within our breast,

And dwell with us a ready Guest.

By every power, by heart and tongue,

By act and deed, Thy praise be sung;

Inflame with perfect love each sense,

That others’ souls may kindle thence.

O Father, that we ask be done,

Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son,

Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,

Shall live and reign eternally.