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"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled "O Store Gud" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine from 1949.
How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry is a live album of the Grand Ole Opry special of the same name, and features Alan Jackson, Loretta Lynn and Brad Paisley among others. Track listing
He published more than 60 poems, hymns, and gospel songs, [a] including a collaboration with Swedish hymnist Lina Sandell. [3] Of his works, "O store Gud" ('O Great God'), upon which "How Great Thou Art" is based, the best known. The song is a natural romantic description of God's creation, which in each chorus ends with the songwriter wanting ...
Precious Memories is the thirteenth studio album and the first gospel album by American country music artist Alan Jackson.It was released on February 28, 2006 on the Arista Nashville label.
Carmichael also provided the backing for a number of RCA albums by Gospel singer George Beverly Shea, including The Love of God in 1958, and How Great Thou Art in 1969. In 1969, Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser collaborated on Tell It Like It Is, a folk musical about God. The record album of the musical, which included the song "Pass It On", sold ...
George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian-born American [1] gospel singer and hymn composer. Shea was often described as "America's beloved gospel singer" [2] and was considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world," as a consequence of his solos at Billy Graham Crusades and his exposure on radio, records and television.
Elvis Presley recorded the song on his gospel album How Great Thou Art (1967). Willie Nelson recorded the song on his 1976 gospel album The Troublemaker. [5] The Statler Brothers' 1981 version reached #35 on the US Country chart. [6] Glen Campbell recorded the song on his 1989 gospel album Favorite Hymns. The gospel song is sung throughout Wild ...
The RIAA certification for How Great Thou Art was updated to platinum on March 27, 1992. [39] In 2008, Sony Music released a remastered version of How Great Thou Art that included three bonus tracks. [43] In 2010, the Presley collector label Follow That Dream released a version that also contained all the outtakes from the recording sessions. [44]