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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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Columbus, OH, United States
I had never heard the second verse although I grew up on this doxology. Praise God, today I did!
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
I started singing this song since 1978 when I was in my Anglican Grammar School, Owo and the meaning of the content has become clearer and clearer each time I sing it. God is my source!
Fulton, NY, United States
I woke up with the doxology on my mind. Praise God.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Praise the Lord. He deserves all worship and praise. I will praise him through difficult times and circumstances. I will be joyful in Him now and forever. Praise His name forever and ever.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Praising the LORD this morning, remembered this tune & had to look up these wonderful lyrics.
Cleveland, Texas, United States
I have sang that song all my life. I sang the song when I need to be close to him
Portland, Oregon, United States
When I was growing up, I remember that we all stood up and sang this song, at Union Baptist Church in Des Moines, Iowa, at the end of the sermon. The hymnal stays with me to this day!
New Orleans, LA, United States
I remember this from when I was a child and went to an Episcopal school. I think we sang this song just about every week in chapel. I loved it and I still sing it.
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
Amen! Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord. Praise God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.
For He is source of whom all lives depend.
Praise be the Lord God, who is our Portion, our Providence and Sustainer. Hallelujah!
Greenwood, SC, United States
Amen! Let's us all GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE TO OUR FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR ALL OF OUR BLESSINGS.. WE LIFT UP OUR HEARTS UNTO THE LORD BEAUSE IT IS GOOD AND RIGHT TO DO. LOVE, ELLE "NEVER SHALL I LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU". THE WORD OF THE LORD. AMEM.