The Spirit of life is within us today

The Spirit of life is within us today

Who’s likened to water our thirst to allay;

Of Him we may drink and be filled thus with Him

Until as a river He flows from within.

The Spirit of pow’r comes upon us today

Who’s likened to clothing ourselves to array;

In Him we are baptized

with Him we are dressed

For service equipping with power possessed.

The Spirit of life is as breath glorious

As spirit of life it is breathed into us;

The Spirit of pow’r doth the wind typify

Which bloweth upon us with pow’r from on high.

Into His disciples the risen Lord breathed

The Spirit of life thus to them He bequeathed;

Th’ ascended Lord poured at the Pentecost hour

Upon His disciples the Spirit of pow’r.

The Spirit of life is within as the life

The Spirit of power is giv’n for this life;

As blowing of wind brings the fresh air to breathe

The Spirit of power to life doth bequeath.

These are not two spirits apart and afar

But of the one Spirit the two functions are

To clothe us with God and to fill us within

That we may be thoroughly mingled with Him.

Lord

fill with Thy Spirit of life every part

That we may grow up in Thy life as Thou art;

And clothe us without with Thy Spirit of pow’r

Thy will to fulfill in Thy service each hour.