How Great Thou Art

Описание: If interested in an MP3 of this song, I don't have it available in an online store yet, but send an email to [email protected] and we'll see what we can do. :-)
One of (I suspect) the most famous hymns out there - which I did not realize is really not that old (copyright 1949 by Stuart K. Hine with two additional verses added later in 1953). I love the progression of the words in telling the story of God in how "the heaven's declare the glory of God" and how "God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us".

Lyrics:
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

Refrain
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze (Refrain)

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin (Refrain)

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!" (Refrain)

Words and Music by: Stuart K. Hine
Copyright 1949 and 1953 by the Stuart Hine Trust CIO. All rights in the USA its territories and possessions, except print rights, administered by Capitol CMG Publishing. USA, North, Central and South America print rights and all Canadian rights administered by Hope Publishing Company. All other non US Americas rights administered by the Stuart Hine Trust CIO. Rest of the world rights administered by Integrity Music Europe. Words: Stuart Hine. Music: Based on a Swedish folk melody adapted and arranged by Stuart Hine.