Hymns

O Breath of Life

Words: Bessie Porter Head · Music: Clement Scholefield · 1920

Verse 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.

Verse 2
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.

Verse 3
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.

Verse 4
O Heart of Christ, once broken for us,
'tis there we find our strength and rest;
our broken, contrite hearts now solace,
and let your waiting church be blest.

Verse 5
Revive us, Lord! Is zeal abating
while harvest fields are vast and white?
Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting;
equip your church to spread the light.

Words: Bessie Porter Head, 1920, alt. | Music: Clement Scholefield, 1874

Isaiah 57; Ezekiel 37; Matthew 9; Matthew 11; Acts 1; Romans 12; 2 Corinthians 4; Galatians 5; 2 Timothy 1; James 4

Holy Spirit, Indwelling of · Pentecost · Regeneration