Fill all my vision, Savior, I pray

“Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1).

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We must ask the Lord to teach us to pray because none of us can pray. When we come to the Lord, we should not pray according to our own determination or idea or according to our own heart or tendency. We should place ourselves before the Lord and quietly wait for the Lord through His Spirit to teach us how to pray. While we wait, the Spirit will lead us and give us an inward sense about how we should pray and the content of our prayer. We should then pray according to this inward sense. When our inward sense is according to the Spirit’s leading, our prayer will be according to the Lord’s teaching and leading.

Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Volume 3
Chapter 32 Prayer
CWWL, 1932–1949, (LSM)

Fill all my vision, Savior, I pray, / Let me see only Jesus today.

Lord Jesus, grant us to see a vision of Christ in glory. We turn our eyes upon You. May we come to the Lord again and again to have a vision of His glory and realize that He is on the throne, and may we have this glorious, righteous, and holy One infused into our being so that we may live Christ and bring others also into a state of living Christ. Lord Jesus we love you ❤️

All I want is MORE of Jesus. I want Him to fill my thoughts, my desires, my words, my ways, my dreams my plans... EVERYTHING! I love You Lord!

I want people to experience Jesus when they interact with me.

I woke up early this morning with the first line of this hymn playing in the background of my mind while painful memories and thoughts tried to haunt me with sadness. So I looked and found the words here and singing this to the Lord my joy was renewed.

Though through the valley Thou leadeth me
Thy fadeless glory encompasseth me.
Fill all my vision Savior divine,
Til with thy glory my spirit shall shine…

Every day, from the moment we wake up, we are filled with seeing so many other things, other than Christ. This song is a wonderful reminder and prayer to the Lord that we want to start our day setting our eyes on the “author and perfecter of our faith”. The bible says that “without a vision, people cast off restraint” By praying this song to the Lord we are saying that we want to be a person who is regulated by our seeing of Christ. “Let me see only Thy blessed face. Feasting my soul on Thy infinite grace. ” May we all start our day, feasting on our dear Lord Jesus as our source and supply of our living.

Lord, fill all my vision with my Savior divine until Your wonderful Person breaks through and shines! I love You Lord Jesus!

Encouraged by her grandmother, a Godly woman who loved the music of the soul as expressed in verse, Avis wrote her first poem at age ten. Then one Sunday morning in Moody Church, as she listened to a new song by Harry Loes, the Lord re­mind­ed her that the talent entrusted to her belonged to Him. Her immediate longing to express His love and blessing resulted in two hymns. One of them, “That Is Far Enough for Me,” was quickly set to music by Daniel Town­er, then director of music for the Moody Bible Institute.

After High School, Avis attended a secretarial school and later the Moody Bible Institute evening school. In 1917, Avis Burgesson married Ernest Christensen, who was affiliated with the Moody Bible Institute for nearly 40 years and later became vice president in charge of investments. Together they raised 2 daughters. Mrs. Christiansen was a faithful member of the Moody Memorial Church of Chicago since 1915, serving in many varied capacities in the ministry there. In spite of fulfilling the many duties of a busy homemaker, she continued to write with unfailing zeal. In addition to her hymns, she published two books of poetry.

Mrs. Christiansen states that all her works have come out of her own Christian experience and express her heart's spiritual desires and convictions. She cannot recall any unusual experiences associated with the writing of these texts, but rather just her daily walk and intimate fellowship with the Lord. She has collaborated with such well-known gospel musicians as: Harry Dixon Loes, Homer Hammontree, Lance Latham, George Schuler, Wendelll Loveless, Harry Clarke and Haldor Lillenas.

In the foreword to her first book of poetry, the legendary pastor and author H. A. Iron­side wrote:

"Avis B. Christ­iansen is the gifted author of many of our sweetest gospel songs. By means of these her name is known around the world, for many of these delightful lyrics have been translated into various languages. She is a modest, re­tir­ing person whom few get to know beyond the circle of her immediate family and friends. With a very keen apprehension of spir­i­tu­al realities, and a clear understanding of the great truths revealed in the Word of God, her hymns and poems are eminently Scriptural and soul-uplifting." - cyberhymnal & "101 More Hymn Stories" by Kenneth W. Osbeck

Came across this hymn whilst searching the internet for hymns on the theme of "vision" - I had never come across it before. Two thoughts: (i) it could do with a tune that plumbs the heights and depths of emotions a bit more; and (ii) compared to the other two verses, line 3 of verse 1 is a bit of a dampener - I think an honest acknowledgement that we all go through dark times is good in a hymn, but somehow this mood interrupts the rise of verse 1, and I would have preferred it to come somewhere else in the hymn.

Mrs. Christiansen was born in Chicago to Christian parents. She was saved in her early childhood and eventually attended Moody Bible Institute. She married E. O. Christiansen, who was affiliated with Moody Bible Institute for over 40 years. Mrs. Christiansen wrote many gospel hymns as well as several volumes of poems. She did not have any unusual experiences from which she wrote her hymns but wrote out of her daily experiences and the spiritual desires of her heart. - Songs of the Spirit by Martin

This is my theme song!!! This is my passion!!! I want this a reality in my life. Make this your passion!! All Born again Believers should show Christ in this age. Let's pray for this to happen.