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Text:O Breath of Life
Author:Elizabeth Ann Porter Head, 1850-1936
Tune:SPIRITUS VITAE
Composer:Mary Jane Hammond, 1878-1964

476. O Breath of Life

1 O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us,
revive your Church with life and pow'r;
O Breath of Life, come cleanse, renew us,
and fit your Church to meet this hour.

2 O Breath of Love, come breathe within us,
renewing thought and will and heart;
come, love of Christ, afresh to win us,
revive your Church in ev'ry part!

3 O Wind of God, come bend us, break us,
till humbly we confess our need;
then in your tenderness remake us,
revive, restore - for this we plead.

4 Revive us, Lord; is zeal abating
while harvest fields are vast and white?
Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting -
equip thy Church to spread the light.

Text Information
First Line: O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us
Title: O Breath of Life
Author: Elizabeth Ann Porter Head, 1850-1936
Meter: 98 98
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Confirmation; Evangelism; Opening Hymn (9 more...)
Copyright: © Copyright Control
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SPIRITUS VITAE
Composer: Mary Jane Hammond, 1878-1964
Meter: 98 98
Key: D Major
Copyright: © Copyright Control



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