O Breath of Life

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

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.

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 every part.

4 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.

Source: Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #595

Author: Bessie Porter Head

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SPIRITUS VITAE

The name SPIRITUS VITAE derives from the Latin translation of Bessie P. Head's text "O Breath of Life, " for which Mary Jane Hammond (b. England, 1878; d. St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 1964) composed the tune around 1914. That text and SPIRITUS VITAE were first published in Heavenly Places and…

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Worship and Rejoice #328

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Instances (16)TextImageAudioScore
Chalice Hymnal #250Text
Church Family Worship #464
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #305
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #595Text
Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #486
Complete Mission Praise #488
Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #356
Revival Hymns and Choruses #233
Sing Joyfully #152TextImage
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #291
The United Methodist Hymnal #543TextImage
The Worshiping Church #299TextImage
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #409
Trinity Hymnal #341Text
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #202Text
Worship and Rejoice #328TextImageAudioScore