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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! |
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Praise God the Father who's the source; Praise God the Son who is the course; Praise God the Spirit who's the flow; Praise God, our portion here below! |
Formerly, God was outside of man and had nothing to do with man; there was a great distance between God and man. However, the Triune God desires to transmit Himself into us. In order for the Triune God to fulfill this desire, God the Father is the source, God the Son is the course, and God the Spirit is the flow (2 Cor. 13:14). This thought is expressed in the second stanza of a hymn in our hymnal: "Praise God the Father who's the source; / Praise God the Son who is the course; / Praise God the Spirit who's the flow; / Praise God, our portion here below!" (Hymns, #8). The Spirit is revealed as the flow of the Trinity in Revelation 22:1. This verse says that the river of water of life, a symbol of the Spirit, proceeds out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of the street (cf. John 7:37-39). This indicates that the Spirit as the river of water of life flows and that this river has not only a source from which it flows but also a course, a way in which the source flows. In Revelation 22:1 the Triune God, the Divine Being, is portrayed as living water in three aspects: the source, the course, and the flow. God the Father is the source of the river of water of life, God the Son is the course of this river, and God the Spirit is the flow of the river. In the New Jerusalem the river of water of life spirals down from the throne in the middle of the golden street to water the whole city. This is a picture of the transmission of the Triune God as living water into the believers. When the Spirit as the flow comes to reach us, the entire Triune God is transmitted into us.
Piano Hymns
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Murrieta, CA, United States
Going through a hard time.
No work and no direction and then I buy I car that is broken on day one can’t get refund. Was going to use it for work. Feeling upset and then the lyrics began playing in my head and I haven’t heard this song for a very long time. I find it relieving when it seems the Holy Spirit puts a song in your heart at the perfect time.
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
I woke with the words from my spirit. It's very amazing. Thank You Father.
St Paul, MN, United States
I recently dedicated my body, heart ❤ and soul to our great father in heaven. PRAISE GOD
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
As l was meditating on the word of God on Ephesians 1: 3, this morning, l heard the song in my spirit as a confirmation to his word in my life. To God alone be all the glory.
Merritt, BC, Canada
I woke up this morning singing this song. Praise GOD. Amen.
I love this song from church.
United Kingdom
This doxology is very good and extols in praise the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But we can only praise God in a way acceptable to Him if we are born again into the family of God, having been justified by faith (Hebrews 11 verse 6, Romans 5 verse 1).
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
I've only been in Goose Bay, Labrador a little over a year. The church I attend here sings a mix of new contemporary worship songs & old hymns & choruses. I absolutely love this one. They sing it here so loud with such authority, like a proclamation, It gives you chill-bumps. I just love it. And I love the lyrics Hilary from the Bronx mentioned in her comments.
From all that dwell below the skies
Let faith and hope with love arise
Let beauty, truth, and good be sung
Through every land by every tongue
Dallas, TX, United States
I grew up singing this song in the Lutheran Church. I love songs of praise. I give God the glory.
Oceanside, NY, United States
May this Hymn be our very Heart of Worship.