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Breathe on Me, Breath of God
Verse 1
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
Verse 2
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.
Verse 3
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Till I am wholly Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
Till I am wholly Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
Verse 4
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
So shall I constant be,
And live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.
So shall I constant be,
And live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.
A meditative hymn on the life-giving breath of God, a standard in Protestant hymnals.