Lyrics
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Come and do what You want
And have Your way
You are all that we want
So, have Your way
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Come and do what You want
And have Your way
You are all that we want
So, have Your way
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Come and do what You want
And have Your way
You are all that we want
So, have Your way
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Holy Spirit, we wait
We wait on You
Come and do what You want
And have Your way
You are all that we want
So, have Your way
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Sweet anointing
Oh. Come and fill us again
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Come and sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
Wind from heaven
Sweep through this place
Sweep through this place
Sweet anointing
Fill us again we pray
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Meaning & Inspiration
“We Wait On You” is a prayer for the Holy Spirit’s presence and direction. Its opening refrain places worshippers in a posture of patience, while the request for God to have His way expresses surrender rather than control. The lyric repeatedly names the Holy Spirit as the only desired presence, making dependence on God the center of the song.
The image of wind from heaven recalls biblical accounts in which the Spirit moves with freedom and fills gathered believers. Requests for that wind to sweep through the place and for fresh anointing to come again give the song a corporate focus. Repetition allows the prayer to linger: waiting is joined to expectation that God can renew and equip His people. The song does not prescribe an outcome beyond God’s will. Instead, it asks for divine filling, welcomes the Spirit’s work, and presents yielded attention as an act of worship.
Related Scripture
- Acts 1:4-5 Jesus tells the disciples to wait for the promised Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:1-4 A sound like a rushing wind accompanies the Spirit filling the gathered believers.
- Ephesians 5:18 Paul instructs believers to be filled with the Spirit.