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About this Hymn
Written by Bessie Porter Head, a young girl from Belfast who eventually worked in Wales before becoming a missionary to South Africa and later to America, this hymn expresses her deep passion for world missions and revival. It serves as a heartfelt plea for spiritual renewal and a longing for the church to be equipped to spread the light of Christ:
Revive us, Lord! Is zeal abating
While harvest fields are vast and ripe?
Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting;
Equip Your church to spread the light.
Revive us, Lord! Is zeal abating
While harvest fields are vast and ripe?
Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting;
Equip Your church to spread the light.
Lyrics
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.
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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Bessie Porter Head, 1920, alt.
Music: Clement Scholefield, 1874
Music: Clement Scholefield, 1874