Lyrics
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Verse
Father to Child
Spirit to spirit
Lighted by Your Word
And with breathe of Life
That's how come alive
That's how I change my world
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
Just like in the Beginning
Breathe
Where I was before you formed me
Breathe
In the place of koinonia (Fellowship)
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
When you breathe your name upon me
Breathe.
Everything comes back to life
Breathe
And I move from glory to Glory
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
For there is a spirit in man
Breathe
And the breathe of the almighty
Breathe
Gives it understanding
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
Just like in the Beginning
Breathe
Where I was before you formed me
Breathe
In the place of koinonia (Fellowship)
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
When you breathe your name upon me
Breathe.
Everything comes back to life
Breathe
And I move from glory to Glory
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
For there is a spirit in man
Breathe
And the breathe of the almighty
Breathe
Gives it understanding
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Bridge
Just like in the Beginning
Breathe
Where I was before you formed me
Breathe
In the place of koinonia (Fellowship)
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Chorus
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
Just breathe Your name upon me
Breathe
YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY is your name
Breathe Lord
Just breathe your name upon me breathe
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
The lyrics ask God to breathe on the speaker, and the request is repeated as "Just breathe Your name upon me." The opening lines describe a relationship in pairings, "Father to Child" and "Spirit to spirit," and say the speaker is "lighted by Your Word" and comes alive with "breathe of Life."
The refrain includes the letters "YOD-HAY-WAW-HAY," a transliteration of the four Hebrew letters of God's name, and calls it the name being asked for. Later sections open with "Just like in the Beginning" and the line "For there is a spirit in man," which point back to creation and to the idea that life and understanding come from God's breath.
The imagery is close to Genesis 2:7, where God breathes life into the first man, and the line about the spirit in man closely echoes Job 32:8. The request for breath on the speaker resembles John 20:22, where Jesus breathes on his disciples. The song does not quote these passages in full.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 2:7 God breathes the breath of life into the first man, matching the request to be breathed on and come alive.
- Job 32:8 Says the breath of the Almighty gives understanding, echoed by "For there is a spirit in man."
- John 20:22 Jesus breathes on his disciples and gives the Holy Spirit, related to the repeated request for God's breath.