Norman E Johnson Grave

Arranger of many songs in Great Hymns of the Faith, music editor for Singspiration, and composer of the tune behind

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.

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.

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.

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.

ChristianityToday:

One of his great concerns is the need for integrity in music ministry. He considers the greatest needs to be: (1) a return to a succinct, quality gospel message—too much contemporary material is so individualistic that it doesn’t relate to the congregation; (2) more variety in the church program, with more music actually addressed to God; and (3) worship with less spectatorism. “The audience still must be God, not man,” he says.

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