Breathe on me, breath of God

General information

Lyricist: Edwin Hatch

Notes on selected settings

• Charles Lockhart SATB, with descant

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• John Chetham — Breathe on me, breath of God  English SATB
• Charles Lockhart — Breathe on me, breath of God  English SATB
• Peter Smith — Breathe on me, breath of God  English SATB
• Traditional — O breathe on me, Thou Breath of God  English SATB

Texts and Translations

English text

1  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.

2  Breathe on me, breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.

3  Breathe on me, breath of God,
Blend all my soul with Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.

4  Breathe on me, breath of God,
So shall I never die,
But live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.