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Thy mighty love, O God, constraineth me,
As some strong tide it presseth on its way,
Seeking a channel in my self-bound soul,
Yearning to sweep all barriers away.
As some strong tide it presseth on its way,
Seeking a channel in my self-bound soul,
Yearning to sweep all barriers away.
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Shall I not yield to that constraining power?
Shall I not say, O tide of love, flow in?
My God, Thy gentleness hath conquered me,
Life cannot be as it hath hither been.
Shall I not say, O tide of love, flow in?
My God, Thy gentleness hath conquered me,
Life cannot be as it hath hither been.
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Break through my nature, mighty, heavenly love,
Clear every avenue of thought and brain,
Flood my affections, purify my will,
Let nothing but Thine own pure life remain.
Clear every avenue of thought and brain,
Flood my affections, purify my will,
Let nothing but Thine own pure life remain.
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Thus wholly mastered and possessed by God,
Forth from my life, spontaneous and free,
Shall flow a stream of tenderness and grace,
Loving, because God loved, eternally.
Forth from my life, spontaneous and free,
Shall flow a stream of tenderness and grace,
Loving, because God loved, eternally.
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Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Emily May Grimes Crawford is described in the author index of the book of Common Praise (Toronto, 1938) as a Canadian Anglican author of “The Master Comes! He Calls for thee. ” The hymn was first published in London by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in 1890, before Emily had ever left her native country of England. In 1893, she went to South Africa under the sponsorship of CMS to work among the Pondo tribe; then, in 1904 she married
T. W. W. Crawford, M. D. , and went to work with him among the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
The mission station in which the bride arrived had been started by CMS but had been turned over to the newly formed missionary department of the Church of England and Canada; most of her coworkers were Canadian-born, like her husband and brother-in-law. The brothers hailed from Western Ontario, where Thomas had trained in medicine at the University of Western Ontario while Edward took theology at Huron College. Thus all three of them were working under Canadian sponsorship until 1913.
Thomas and Emily left for England, in her search for a treatment for arthritis and Thomas wanted further medical training, Edward continued in Kenya.
Their plans were altered by the outbreak of World War I, which kept them in England. They may have intended to return to Canada, but in fact, they never did; they were still in England when Emily died in 1927. She wrote, under her maiden name, all the books she published even after she was married.
Although, at the time, a woman automatically acquired the citizenship of the man she married, Emily was never a Canadian citizen: no such status existed until 20 years after she died. Although she and Dr. Crawford hailed from different parts of the empire, they were both British subjects by birth, and remained thus. Her connection with Canada was an indirect one, though this may not have been what she intended.
There are eleven hymns written by Emily May Grimes, (her maiden name) which is the name she used to publish her hymns as well as her books.
Hymnal. net has selected four hymns from Emily Grimes under four different categories:
1. Encouragement (656)-Consider Him, let Christ be thy Pattern.
2. Hope of glory (955) In the Advent Light O Savior
3. Study of the word (809) The Lord Will Silently Plan for thee.
4. Consecration (431) Thy Mighty Love, O God Constraineth me.
Her most popular hymn is the latter.
—Hugh Mc Kellar, DNAH Archives
Fremont, California, United States
Hallelujah, nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus! Amen, Lord, we open to Your intercession. Have a way in us. Conform us to Your image! Praise the Lord! We need to be constrained by the love of Christ to be more than conquerors in all things! 😀
Fort Stockton, TX, United States
Lord I want to simply love You. Being a normal Christian allowing You to remove all barriers away! Lord captivate me fully!
Chicago, Illinois, United States
God is love, and within Him there is a flow of love between the Father and the Son, and the Son with the Father. This flow of love is the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. As this flowing God of love reaches us, He is a mighty love, even a strong tide of love, pressing within our soul. We can only say to this constraining flow of love, "O wonderful tide of love flow in!" Even more, we desire that this flowing love would flood our affections, clear our mind, and purify our will, until only He remains, flowing freely. In such an intimate connection with the flowing love of God, we can flow love back to Him in praise and worship and bring this wonderful flowing God of love into others!
Midland, TX, United States
Yes Lord, sweep all barriers away, that we may live a life before You, so spontaneous & free! Come quickly Lord Jesus!
Anaheim, CA, United States
amen!!
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Thy mighty love of God constrains me. Isn’t this our experience? When we would go our own selfish way, he restricts us. Where would we be with out this love? Shall I not yield to this holding power. To yield is my choice. Break through my nature. This is a powerful prayer. Break through, let nothing but your pure life remain. Only the Lords love could bring us to such a thought. Finally we would be completely mastered by this love. This is the result of the Lord working in us and us yielding to His love. O Lord may I experience this love more and more.
Morino Valley, Calif., United States
What a beautiful song. Break through my nature Lord.
Dallas, Texas, United States
Lord, we love you!
CA, United States
I love this song. Never forget the Christ in you.
Gal. 4:19
Col. 1:27
Rom. 8:10
1 Cor 1:6
Acts 3:20 “appointed for YOU”
Romans 6:11 “living to God in Christ Jesus”
And many more verses. Maybe some brother can fill in the remaining ones.