Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Breathe on Me, Breath of God
Breathe on Me, Breath of God
Hymn for Pentecost
	The poet
Written	1878
Text	by Edwin Hatch
Based on	John 20:21-22
Meter	6.6.8.6 (Short Metre)
Melody	"Trentham" by Robert Jackson; "Aylesbury" by John Chetham and S.S. Wesley; "Carlisle" by Charles Lockhart; "Veni Spiritus" by Sir John Stainer;
Published	1886

"Breathe on Me, Breath of God" is an English Christian hymn. It was written by Edwin Hatch, a Church of England vicar and the Professor of Classics at the University of Trinity College in Canada. It was first published privately in 1878 and publicly published in 1886.