1 

O Lord, breathe Thy Spirit on me,

   Teach me how to breathe Thee in;

Help me pour into Thy bosom

   All my life of self and sin.

 2 

I am breathing out my own life,

   That I may be filled with Thine;

Letting go my strength and weakness,

   Breathing in Thy life divine.

 3 

Breathing out my sinful nature,

   Thou hast borne it all for me;

Breathing in Thy cleansing fulness,

   Finding all my life in Thee.

 4 

I am breathing out my sorrow,

   On Thy kind and gentle breast;

Breathing in Thy joy and comfort,

   Breathing in Thy peace and rest.

 5 

I am breathing out my sickness,

   Thou hast borne its burden too;

I am breathing in Thy healing,

   Ever promised, ever new.

 6 

I am breathing out my longings

   In Thy listening, loving ear;

I am breathing in Thy answers,

   Stilling every doubt and fear.

 7 

I am breathing every moment,

   Drawing all my life from Thee;

Breath by breath I live upon Thee,

   Lord, Thy Spirit breathe in me.