SDA Hymnal 265
Breathe on Me, Breath of God
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1Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
2Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.
3Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Till I am wholly Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
4Breathe on me, Breath of God,
So shall I never die,
And live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.
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- Trentham (Millennial Harp #122)
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The verse
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- 6.6.8.6
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
Fill me with life anew,/˘˘/˘/6B
That I may love what Thou dost love,˘˘˘/˘///8C
And do what Thou wouldst do.˘˘˘//˘6B
Verse 2
Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
Until my heart is pure,˘/˘/˘/6B
Until with Thee I will one will,˘/˘/˘˘/˘8C
To do and to endure.˘˘˘˘˘/6B
Verse 3
Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
Till I am wholly Thine,/˘˘/˘/6B
Until this earthly part of me˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
Glows with Thy fire divine./˘//˘˘/7B
Verse 4
Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
So shall I never die,˘˘˘/˘/6B
And live with Thee the perfect life˘/˘/˘˘//8C
Of Thine eternity.˘/˘/˘˘6D
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.