bless vs build up

bless

verb
  • To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. 

  • To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. 

  • To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. 

  • To invoke divine favor upon. 

  • To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence. 

  • To turn (a reference) into an object. 

intj
  • Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. 

build up

verb
  • To strengthen. 

  • To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages. 

  • To close up by building. 

  • In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣) 

  • To erect; to construct. 

How often have the words bless and build up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )