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How I praise Thee, precious Savior,
That Thy love laid hold of me;
Thou hast saved and cleansed and filled me,
That I might Thy channel be.
That Thy love laid hold of me;
Thou hast saved and cleansed and filled me,
That I might Thy channel be.
Channels only, blessed Master,
But with all Thy wondrous grace,
Flowing through us, Thou canst use us
Every hour in every place.
But with all Thy wondrous grace,
Flowing through us, Thou canst use us
Every hour in every place.
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Just a channel, full of blessing,
To the thirsty hearts around;
To tell out Thy full salvation,
All Thy loving message sound.
To the thirsty hearts around;
To tell out Thy full salvation,
All Thy loving message sound.
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Emptied that Thou shouldest fill me,
A clean vessel in Thine hand;
With no strength but as Thou givest
Graciously with each command.
A clean vessel in Thine hand;
With no strength but as Thou givest
Graciously with each command.
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Witnessing Thy grace to save me,
Setting free from self and sin;
Thou hast bought me to possess me,
In Thy fulness, Lord, come in.
Setting free from self and sin;
Thou hast bought me to possess me,
In Thy fulness, Lord, come in.
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O Lord, fill now with Thy Spirit
Hearts that full surrender know;
That the streams of living water
From our inner man may flow.
Hearts that full surrender know;
That the streams of living water
From our inner man may flow.
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Canbridge, New Zealand
Thank you Google for getting this up for me, needed to remind me of this Hymn I chose around 1966 when I gave my testimony. Yesterday felt led by the Lord to sing this, but could not remember all the Words.
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
One of my favourite hymns. I learnt this while I was attending UMCA as a child. Since then, my favourite and prayer. Just a Channel may I be O Lord
Abuja, Nigeria
Got up to pray this morning and the first thing that came to my mind was this song, I had to Google it since I don't know the rylics off hand.
God please make me your channel 🙏🙏🙏
Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
it's 1:24am in the morning. I was praying unto God and pouring out my heart before him some minutes ago, when this song came into my heart I believe by the unction of the Holy Spirit. I didn't remember the lyrics so I google it. I feel great and nurtured by the words of the hymn. I believe God is telling me through the hymn to be a channel to bless d fellowship group with the message He gave me this night in John 11. God bless all by whom this hymn is ours today.
Jos, Plateau
A great hymn indeed with rich wordings. How I pray I could sing and play it on a piano to my satisfaction. Let the meaning of this hymn fill my bottomless vacuum and satisfy my thirst and hunger in Jesus name. Amen.
Thank God for the soul that composed this hymn and blessed is he who sings this hymn.
Kaduna, Nigeria
I was asked to take up a prayer meeting with the Elders of the church in our Joint Leadership meeting. The Spirit of the Lord just whisper to me that you are all Channels only. The Lord's love has laid hold of us, saved and cleansed us to be used as channels of blessings to the body of Christ. Oh what a privilege.
Kaduna, Nigeria
I'm enthusiastic about this song hearing the voice of God in every line in my quiet time!
Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Lyrics by Mary E. Maxwell- published in the 1900’s. Music by Ada Rosa Gibbs. Born October 5th, 1864, White Chapel, England. Died April 16th, 1905, Bromley Kent, England.
Gibbs studied at the Royal Academy of Music for Five years. Around 1890, she began to work for the Salvation Army. She also sang in D. L. Moody’s Evangelistic Missions and was part the Keswick Convention Movement. She was married on August, 1898 to William James Gibbs at one time Superintendent of the Methodist Central Hall in Bromley Kent.
Salem, Tamilndau, India, Tamilnadu, India
Be our blessed Master... You are awesome... thank You so much Lord for Your love and grace...
Kaduna, Nigeria
The Lord has just graciously use my wife and I to be a channel to bless a ministry. Really a channel to link the ministry in need to a donor who met the felt need. When that was achieved this song I learnt over fifty years ago poped to my mind. Remembering only some lines with nowhere to find the song, I turn to Goggle and to my pleasure I found it. Thank you very much.