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Spirit, come, refresh me now,
Like summer rain.
Gentle streams of living grace,
Fall on me.
Bathing, cooling, filling, overflowing,
Spirit, come, refresh me now,
Like summer rain.
Spirit, come, revive me now,
Like rushing wind.
Breath of God, with living power,
Waken me.
Rousing, stirring, shaping, recreating,
Spirit, come, revive me now,
Like rushing wind.
Spirit, come, refine me now,
With holy fire.
Fill my heart with living hope,
Burn in me.
Melting, testing, purifying, cleansing,
Spirit, come, refine me now,
With holy fire.
© Emma Billington / Resound Worship, Administered by Jubilate Hymns Ltd - copyrightmanager@jubilatehymns.co.uk
I wrote this song at the Resound Worship songwriters’ retreat in July 2024. I had a room in the Wydale centre with a window seat. One afternoon, I was sitting there with the window open. My room was filled with the scents and sound of summer rain, and I found myself praying for the same refreshment that the rain brings for my tired mind and soul, which led to the first verse.The song then invites us to consider how the Spirit doesn’t just refresh us, but also fills us with life and shapes us to do what we are called to do. We go from being refreshed, to being revived, then refined. Spirit, come.
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