The Lord has called us so that we may call on Him (1 Cor. We are the called people who have been called to be the calling ones. The Lord has shown us that the best way to breathe Him is to call on His name (Lam. In the breath there is water, and in the water there is food. Miss Barber realized that to breathe the Lord is to drink Him. Barber's hymn: 'Just to breathe the Name of Jesus, / Is to drink of Life indeed' (Hymns, #73).

1 ( LSM)ĭay by day we need to breathe the Lord Jesus, and in our breathing, we also drink of Him. The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1973-1974, Volume 1, Enjoying Christ and Ministering Him in the Local Churches, ch. From the context of the entire Bible, we can see that the way to drink the Spirit is to call on the name of the Lord Jesus (Psa. We may know that 1 Corinthians 12:13 speaks of drinking the one Spirit, but we may not know the way to drink. Hence, to breathe the name of Jesus is to drink the Spirit, who is life. 8:2) indicates that He is the divine life. Moreover, the fact that the Spirit whom we breathe and drink is the Spirit of life (Rom. Therefore, our breathing the Spirit is also our drinking the Spirit. Since the air that we breathe contains water vapor, we may say that to breathe is also to drink. The Lord Jesus met with His disciples in the evening on the day of His resurrection, and 'He breathed into them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.' Thus, to breathe spiritually is to breathe the Spirit.

According to John 20:22, the divine breath is the Spirit. You have heard my voice do not hide / Your ear at my breathing, at my cry.' Our genuine calling on the name of the Lord is our spiritual breathing. These verses say, 'I called upon Your name, O Jehovah, / From the lowest pit. Lamentations 3:55 and 56 tell us that to call on the Lord is to breathe.

The way to breathe the name of Jesus is to call on His name: 'O Lord Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!' To breathe the name of Jesus in this way is to drink of life indeed. Barber, who helped Brother Watchman Nee very much when he was young, wrote a hymn that says, 'Just to breathe the Name of Jesus, / Is to drink of Life indeed' (Hymns, #73, stanza 2). Jesus we make your praise C G F Glo - ri - ous. F Oh….Īll the world to see you are glorious all the world to see you are glorious all the world to see glorious), you are glorious, (you are glorious)ĬG you are glorious F G/F you are gloriousĬ, G, Am F Glo – ri - ous, shout it out C, G, Am F Glo - ri - ous make it loud and C G Am F Jesus we shout your name. You are glorious Fmaj9, E7, Am, F C2 E7 Am F Shine Jesus, you shine for C2 E7 Am F Shine Jesus, you shine for C2 E7 Am Shine Jesus, you shine for F F F F you are glorious, (you are F Oh…. F C Gsus Am My God you reign, forever and ever F C Gsus How great your name F C Gsus Am Your love remains, forever and ever F C G You stay the same F C Shout it out, shout it out if you know he’s good G Am Sing it out, sing it out for the Lord is good F C G Shout it out loud, you are glorious C, G, Am F Glo – ri - ous, shout it out C, G, Am F Glo - ri - ous make it loud and C G Am F Jesus we shout your name. You are glorious F, F, Am, Am, F, F, C, G You are glorious F, F, Am, Am, F, F, C, G F C Gsus Am My God you reign, forever and ever F C Gsus How great your name F C Gsus Am Your love remains, forever and ever F C G You stay the same F C Shout it out, shout it out if you know he’s good G Am Sing it out, sing it out for the Lord is good F C G Shout it out loud, you are glorious C, G, Am F Glo – ri - ous, shout it out C, G, Am F Glo - ri - ous make it loud and C G Am F Jesus we shout your name. Glorious by BJ Putnam Key: C C5, C5, C5, C5 C, G, Am F Glo – ri - ous, shout it out C, G, Am F Glo - ri - ous make it loud and C G Am F Jesus we shout your name.

Glorious shout it out