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Our Hymnbook

How Great Thou Art

Carl Boberg, 1886

Lyrics

O Lord my God

When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works

Thy hands have made,

I see the stars,

I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy pow’r throughout

The universe displayed!

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 thru 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,

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!

When Christ shall come

With shout of acclamation

And take me home,

What joy shall fill my hear

Then I shall bow

In humble adoration

And there proclaim,

My God, how great Thou art!