Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Praise God the Son who is the course;
Praise God the Spirit who’s the flow;
Praise God, our portion here below!
Re-translation of stanza 1:
1. Praise Father, whence all blessings spring;
Praise Son, redemption finishing;
Praise Spirit, working to apply& mdash;
Praise God with voices lifted high.
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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Egbeda, Lagos, Nigeria
My Spirit keeps remembering, PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!....... This blessed me so much! ✌🏼
Zomba, Malawi
My dear Lord 🙏 I am so grateful for the gift of life and all I have. You are worthy to be praised
Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria
This song came to me this morning, but I could only remember the last line of verse one. Searched on YouTube couldn't find it but eventually got here.
This song is a call to relocate to where I was designed to live, the way back into His presence.
THANK YOU JESUS!!!
Akure, Ondo, Nigeria
This song is highly inspiring, deeply moving, it always draw me closer to the presence of God. God is real, God is powerful, God is here. Please believe him .
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
This song came up out of my spirit this morning as I gazed out my kitchen window t the horizon but couldn’t remember all of the words. I looked it up and my heart felt thankfulness for my childhood memories attending the United Methodist church. Today I’m thankful for the ‘old’ denomination before it fell. That little church is almost dead. I’m now in a rich, fullness of His Word powerful church. Thank you Jesus for faithfulness
Manchester, NJ, United States
This beautiful hymn says it all! We still recite it for table grace! We are all truly blessed!
Juba, South Sudan
We sang this song in primary school. At that time we didn't understand the meaning but today as an adult we got the true meaning. Indeed all blessing flow from the most High God. Father, we are grateful.
Durban, South Africa
This hymn always comes to mind when I want to thank God for all He has done. Truly all glory and honor belong to Him. Praise the living God! Amen
Idaho, United States
Whenever I can't get a bad worldly song out of my head, I remember to sing this praise Him song. Thank you Jesus for my salvation.
Brandon, Florida, United States
I grew up with this hymn in church. Always loved it and couldn't remember one of the verses so I searched this morning. So love this hymn. Praise GOD for everything!