Poems - Filled

Last updated on November 22, 2023

Filled

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,” Ephesians 5:18

“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think,” Ephesians 3:20

Verse 1
Blessed, mighty Holy Ghost,
Fill me to the uttermost;
Let my life Thy channel be,
Just a channel, Lord, for Thee:
Through me all Thy fullness pour,
Give me ever more and more.

Verse 2
Blessed, mighty Holy Ghost,
Fill me to the uttermost;
Be it unto me, O Lord,
Now, according to Thy word,
Let the life of Jesus be,
Ever filling, even me.

Verse 3
Blessed, mighty Holy Ghost,
Fill me to the uttermost;
Cleansed and holy, pure and clean,
Let the life of Christ be seen,
Hold o’er me Thy gracious sway,
Every hour of every day.

Verse 4
Blessed, mighty Holy Ghost,
Fill me to the uttermost;
For Thy love, Thy light, Thy power,
Just a channel hour by hour,
Till my Savior’s face I see.
Fill me, Lord, fill even me.

Alternate Version

O Lord, with Thy Holy Ghost

A Seed Sown in China and Hymns contain an alternate version of “Filled.” Largely identical, only the first repeated line is changed. Where the above says, “Blessed, mighty Holy Ghost,” the adapted says, “O Lord, with Thy Holy Ghost.” The rest of the stanzas are identical except for verse 4: “Power” is adapted to “grace.”

The version above is found in Anchored to Infinity and Songs and Hymns of Life.

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
Tune: DIX
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