How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

Author: Carl Gustav Boberg; Translator: Stuart K. Hine (1949)

Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART

                How Great Thou Art

1. O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works thy hands hath made;

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed;

Refrain:

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!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander,

I 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; [Refrain]

3. But 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]

4. 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!" [Refrain]

             Author: Carl Gustav Boberg

Short Name: Carl Gustav Boberg

Full Name: Boberg, Carl Gustaf, 1859-1940

Birth Year: 1859

Death Year: 1940

Boberg, Carl Gustaf. (Mönsterås, Sweden, August 16, 1859--January 7, 1940, Kalmar). Swedish Covenant. Bible school at Kristinehamn. Editor of Sanningsvittnet 1890-1916, organ of the Evangelical National Foundation. Member of the Swedish Parliament, 1912-1931. Popular speaker and appreciated writer. Published several collections of poetry and a number of hymns. Member of committee responsible for first two hymnals of the Swedish Covenant. Author of "Jesus, Jesus, O det ordet" ("Jesus, Jesus, Name Most Precious"); "Min själ berömmer Gud med fröjd" (My Soul Now Magnifies the Lord"); "O store Gud" ("O Mighty God"). The text now known as "How Great Thou Art" is an English translation of a Russian version based on an earlier German translation of "O store Gud."