There’s a stormy wind a-blowing from the north

There’s a stormy wind a-blowing from the north;

Let it blow! Let it blow!

God as our experience will the wind bring forth;

Let it blow! Let it blow!

Let it blow! the rushing mighty wind;

Let it blow us into life!

Let it blow! the gracious wind of God;

Let it blow us into Christ!

There’s a hov’ring cloud a-following the wind

Covering us! Covering us!

And the presence of the Lord the cloud does bring

Covering us! Covering us!

Covering us

God’s overshadowing cloud—

God has come to stay with us.

Covering us

the gracious cloud of God—

Strength and comfort glorious!

With the cloud continually a fire does flash

Burning us! Burning us!

It exposes sin

the soul life

and the flesh

Burning us! Burning us!

Let it burn! the jealous flame of God;

Let it burn continually!

Let it burn! this all-consuming flame;

Let it burn us thoroughly!

Then from out the fire does the electrum glow

Shining forth! Shining forth!

The redeeming God does our experience show

Shining forth! Shining forth!

Let Him shine! This gold and silver One;

Let Him shine for all to see!

’Tis the Lamb-God who has now become

Our enjoyment inwardly.

Let the wind

cloud

fire and th’ electrum be

Wrought in us

o’er and o’er;

Let this cycle be repeated constantly

More and more

more and more!

Blow and hover

burn and shine forth

Lord

All our being to possess

That we all may gain Thee constantly

All Thy likeness to express.