Lyrics
Verse 1
Holy Spirit we believe you're with us
Overwhelm us all now with your presence
Chorus
We pray revive us
Oh revive us
Verse 2
Let your mighty rushing wind awake us
Fill us with a holy expectation
Chorus
We pray revive us
Oh revive us
We pray revive us
Oh revive us
Bridge
Holy Spirit come, You are able
More than able
To do much more than we can ask
Move in miracles, bring salvation
We pray revive us, revive us
Verse 3
May it be with us that it's your power
That's crashing through the darkness that surrounds us
Chorus
We pray revive us
Oh revive us
We pray revive us
Oh revive us
Bridge
Holy Spirit come, You are able
More than able
To do much more than we can ask
Move in miracles, bring salvation
We pray revive us, revive us
Tag (x4)
Melt every heart of stone
Be the fire down in our bones
We pray revive us
We pray revive us
Bridge (x2)
Holy Spirit come, You are able
More than able
To do much more than we can ask
Move in miracles, bring salvation
We pray revive us, revive us
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This congregational prayer addresses the Holy Spirit directly, beginning with a statement of belief that the Spirit is present and a request to be overwhelmed by that presence. The repeated plea "We pray revive us" carries the whole song, asking for spiritual renewal among the gathered people.
Imagery draws on the Book of Acts, with a mighty rushing wind that awakens and a holy expectation that fills. The bridge says the Spirit is able to do much more than anyone can ask, a phrase close to Paul's words in Ephesians, and asks for miracles and salvation. Later lines request that hearts of stone be melted and that fire burn in the bones.
The lyrics suggest a prayer for both inner change and outward rescue from darkness. The tag is repeated several times, a pattern that lets a congregation stay in prayer on a single request.
Related Scripture
- Acts 2:2-4 A sound like a mighty rushing wind fills the house and the believers are filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Ezekiel 36:26 God promises to replace a stony heart with a living one.
- Ephesians 3:20 God is able to do far more than all that is asked or imagined.