Lyrics
Verse
Open up, let it flow now
Open up!
Out of the mundane
To where I am ordained
For things that were made
We are made from things unseen
There are realms of glory
For my world to see
Dimensions fall only
In Jesus Christ the son
Chorus
Channels of my spirit, Open up
I am with the Father, open up!
No boundaries no limits, open up!
Let deep call unto deep, open up!
(Repeat)
Refrain
Open up, let the river flow now
(Repeat from top)
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Channels of my spirit (Open up)
I am with the Father (open up)
No boundaries no limits (open up)
Let deep call unto deep (open up)
Bridge
Out of my belly shall flow
rivers of living water
Chorus (Repeat)
Channels of my spirit (Open up)
I am with the Father (open up)
No boundaries no limits (open up)
Let deep call unto deep (open up)
Outro
Let it flow, flow flow
Let the river flow
Let the river flow
Somebody say (Let the river flow)
Out of my belly shall flow
(Let the river flow)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Dunsin Oyekan's "Open Up" asks for an opening - of spirit, of realms, of boundaries - built around the image of a river breaking loose from what usually contains it. The opening lines set up a contrast between the mundane and a place already "ordained," framing the request less as arriving somewhere new than as being released into what was already prepared.
The repeated call, "channels of my spirit, open up," pairs closeness to God with an absence of limits, echoing the request in Psalm 51:10 for a renewed spirit with nothing blocking it. The clearest scriptural anchor comes later: "out of my belly shall flow rivers of living water" draws directly on John 7:38, where Jesus describes the Spirit in the same terms. From there, the song stays inside that single image, letting the river language repeat and build rather than introducing new content, so the request itself becomes the song's entire structure.
Related Scripture
- John 7:38 "Rivers of living water" - a near-direct quote in the lyrics.
- Psalm 51:10 A renewed, unhindered spirit.