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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.
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Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
All praise and glory be to our wonderful "LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST"
Amen.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
I sing praise and gratitude to Him yet again today. I'm having a relatively pain-free day and I praise God! I thank Him for everything He's given me and everything He's taken from me.
Lagos, Nigeria
A great song that lifts my Soul each time I sing it.
Florence, KY, United States
Years before I became a believer I was singing this song every school day along with the reciting Lords prayer. I now believe the seeds of faith were planted long before I would, through a series of events, become a Christian.
Praise God... from whom All Blessings flow..
Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
My childhood favourite song in the Baptist Church. Their is no time I hear this song and the Holy Spirit will not sooth my soul and manifest Himself in a Special way in my life. The influence is so magnifying even now.
Forever, he is our God.
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
What a blessing! Please sign me up.
Three Rivers, CA, United States
I am delighted to have stumbled upon this wonderful website. I look forward to using it frequently. I wanted to change things up when giving our Lord thanks & had the desire to sing this song, which I often sang as a child at meal time. Being a little uncertain of the 3rd line I decided to research the lyrics. What a wonderful surprise to find Hymnal.net which also provides an accompaniment; and many other old favorites as well!
Gautier, MS, United States
I’d never heard the second verse, although I attend a Presbyterian church. I was not raised Presbyterian. I just started attending a Presbyterian church the last couple of years.
Bakersfield, California, United States
Praise the Father who is the source praise the Son who is the course praise the holy Spirit who is the flow let the flow of the Spirit open our hearts to receive the source the course and to overflow with His flowing. Amen!!