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.