Published on
May 12, 2011
A list of songs to use during Pentecost or sermons on the Holy Spirit

All Who Are Thirsty – Benton Brown, Glenn Robertson
Alleluia, Praise the Lord/Haleluya, Puji Tuhan - Christian I. Tamaela
Almighty, Most Holy God – Wayne Watson
Blow Wild and Blow Freely/Sopla, sopla fuerte - Maria Inés Simeone
Breathe on Me, Breath of God – Edwin Hatch

Breathe on Us, Creative Spirit –W, Bruce Benson
Change My Heart, O God – Eddie Espinosa
Come All You People / Uyai Mose – Alexander Gondo, Zimbabwe
Come and Find the Quiet Center – Shirley Erena Murray, John Bell
Come Down, O Love Divine - Richard F. Littledale
Come, Holy Ghost - Ray Mills, Bruce Benedict
Come Holy Spirit (Veni Sancte Spiritus) - Taizé
Come, Holy Spirit, Our Souls Inspire – Rabanus Maurus
Come into God's Presence Singing “Alleluia” - anonymous
Create in Me a Clean Heart (Psalm 51) – anonymous
Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid – Veni Creator Spiritus, Latin
Day by Day - Carolina Sandell Berg
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether - Percy Dearmer
Dwell in Me, O Blessed Spirit – Fanny Crosby

Eternal Spirit, God of Truth – Thomas Cotterill
Every Time I Feel the Spirit – African-American Spiritual
Fear Not, Rejoice and Be Glad - Priscilla Wright
Fill Thou My Life, O Lord, My God - Horatius Bonar
For Your Gift of God the Spirit – Edith Margaret Clarkson

Gather Us In – Marty Haugen
Gift of Christ from God Our Father – David Mowbray
Give Us Clean Hands – Charlie Hall
God Be Merciful to Me – Christopher Miner
God Be Merciful to Me – Richard Redhead
God Himself Is with Us – Gerhard Tersteegen
God of the Prophets – Denis Wortman
God We Sing Your Glorious Praises – Bert Polman
Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading - Wilson Niwaglia
Hear Our Prayer – Tanya Riches (Hillsong)
He Reigns – Peter Furler, Steve Taylor
Healer of Our Every Ill – Marty Haugen
Holiness / Take My Life – Scott Underwood
Holy and Anointed One – John Barnett
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty – Reginald Heber
Holy Spirit, from Heaven Descended/Santo Espíritu, excelsa paloma - Philip W. Blycker
Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God - Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
Holy Spirit, Truth Divine – Samuel Longfellow

I Lift My Eyes Up – Brian Doerksen
If You and I Believe - Zimbabwe
Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise – Walter Smith
I'm Gonna Sing when the Spirit Says Sing – African-American Spiritual
Let the River Flow – Darrell Patton Evans
Light the Fire – Bill Maxwell
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying – Ken Medema
Lord, Speak to Me that I May Speak - France R. Havergal 
Loving Spirit - Shirley Erena Murray
O God, We Kneel Before the Throne – Ruth VB Griffioen, Roy Hopp

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath - John W. Grant
O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace – John Chandler
O Living Breath/Soplo de Dios - Osvaldo Catena
O Sing to the Lord / Cantad al Señor  – Brazilian Folk Song 

Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing – Charles Wesley
Power of Your Love – Geoff Bullock
Praise the Spirit in Creation - Michael Hewlett
Purify My Heart / Refiner’s Fire – Brian Doerksen
Salvation Belongs to Our God – Adrian Howard, Pat Turner
Send Me Lord / Thuma Mina- South African
Send Us Your Spirit – David Haas

Shine Jesus Shine – Graham Kendrick
Shout to the North – Martin Smith
Spirit Divine, Inspire (Attend) Our Prayer – Andrew Reed
Spirit of God, Unleashed on Earth - John W. Arthur
Spirit of God, Who Dwells Within My Heart – Georg Croly

Spirit of the Living God – Daniel Iverson
Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness - James K. Manley
Spirit, Working in Creation– John Richards

Take, O Take Me As I Am - John L. Bell
The Feast Is Ready – Graham Kendrick

There Is a Redeemer – Melody Green
There Is Joy in the Lord – Cheri Keaggy
There’s No God as Great / No Hay Dios – Spanish Folk Song
This Is the Day (when the Spirit came) - unknown
We are One in the Spirit– Peter Scholtes
We Need the Power of the Holy Spirit - Richard Smallwood
When I Think about the Lord – James Huey
When Our Savior, Yesu, Went Away - Tom Colvin
Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow - Thomas H. Troeger
You Are My King (Amazing Love) – Billy Foote

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