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| Pentecost. Restout, Jean II (1732) Louvre Museum, París, France |
I came across some hymn lyrics in my devotion time this week that make a fitting prayer for the church as we approach Pentecost this Sunday. "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" is the best known hymn written by Edwin Hatch in 1878. Here it is (with some slight modifications to make it a corporate prayer):
Breathe on
us, Breath of God,
fill us with life anew,
that we may
love what you love,fill us with life anew,
and do what you would do.
Breathe on
us, Breath of God,
until our hearts are pure,
And our will
becomes your will,
To do and to endure.
Breathe on
us, Breath of God,
Until we are wholly yours,
And your
church on earth glows
With holy fire to change the
world. Amen.
