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.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
Blend all my soul with Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
So shall I never die,
But live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.
About the writer: Edwin Hatch, a Church of England clergyman, was born in Derby, England in 1835. He graduated from Oxford in 1857 and became, in 1867, vice-principal of St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford. He was rector of Purleigh from 1883 until his death in 1889. His hymns and other poems were published in a posthumous volume titled Towards Fields of Light, 1890.
Key Verse: Then he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” –John 20:22