Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow thro' the wilderness calling and free,
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness,
Wind, Wind on the sea.
1 You moved on the waters,
you called to the deep,
then you coaxed up the mountains
from the valleys of sleep;
and over the eons you called to each thing:
wake from your slumbers
and rise on your wings.
2 You swept thro' the desert,
you stung with the sand,
and you goaded your people with a law and a land;
and when they were blinded
with their idols and lies,
then you spoke thro' your prophets
to open their eyes.
3 You sang in a stable,
you cried from a hill,
then you whispered in silence
when the whole world was still,
and down in the city
you called once again,
when you blew thro' your people
on the rush of the wind.
4 You call from tomorrow,
you break ancient schemes,
from the bondage of sorrow
the captives dream dreams,
our women see visions,
our men clear their eyes,
with bold new decisions
your people arise.
