I am focused on the reality that God deserves our praise and worship no matter what our circumstances.
HOW GREAT THOU ART
Oh 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
Then sings my soul my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art
Then sings my soul my Savior 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 hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze….
Chorus….
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
Chorus….
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 there proclaim, My God, how great Thou art!
Chorus….
This treasured hymn, How Great Thou Art, is a loose translation of a Swedish Hymn titled "O Store Gud" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg, which he first published March 13, 1886. (The orginal song had nine verses!) The English version was a translation by an English missionary, Stuart K Hine, in 1949.
I recommend checking Wikipedia for more of the story if that is of interest to you.
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