1  From the north where God is dwelling

    Comes a rushing, stormy gale.

    Now the mighty Spirit blowing

    All our being does assail.

    We are stirred to our foundations —

    How this wind awakens us!

    Thus we're open for God's dealings,

    And the cloud descends on us.

 2  With the cloud we have His presence

    Sweetly hov'ring over us;

    So enveloped by His nearness;

    In the Lord we put our trust.

    But the cloud brings with it fire

    To consume our selfish lusts;

    That as ashes something higher

    May be added into us.

 3  Then from out the flashing fire

    Comes th' electrum glowing bright.

    God as gold and man as silver

    Now are mingled. What a sight!

    This bright metal, O Lord Jesus,

    Is Thyself, Lamb-God sublime.

    O Lord, work Thyself within us

    Till th' electrum in us shines.

 4  By our passing through this cycle,

    Living creatures we become

    To express the life of Jesus;

    He with whom we've been made one.

    We express Him as a human,

    As a man so good and fine;

    Balanced, normal, never striving;

    Fully human, yet divine.

 5  We express Him as a lion

    Conquering every enemy;

    As an ox obedient, lowly,

    Faithful in His ministry.

    We express Him as an eagle,

    So transcendent, soaring high;

    Never held by fear or flatter,

    He above it all does fly.

 6  Hallelujah! What a figure

    Of the way God deals with us!

    From the wind, cloud, fire, electrum,

    To the creatures glorious:

    As the man, the ox and lion,

    As the eagle — all the four

    Will be our complete expression

    As we eat Him more and more.