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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.
Thou art, O Lord, my Hiding Place: R. Hutchinson: 531: In the shadow of the Rock: Ray Palmer: 532: Take Thou my hand and lead me: Julia Sterling* 535: He Will Safely Hide Me: In the Secret of His presence He will hide me: F.J. Crosby: 539: A Shelter in the Time of Storm: The Lord's our Rock, in Him we'll hide: V.J.C. 541: Under His Wings: Under ...
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 ...
For the 75th anniversary of the hymn "How Great Thou Art," copyright owners of the song asked worship leader Matt Redman to record a new verse.
Pages in category "19th-century hymns" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. ... How Great Thou Art; I. I am Thine, O Lord; I love to steal ...
Commentator Cyril Rodd describes this as a "well-known and greatly loved psalm ... usually classified as a hymn". [2] It forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has often been set to music, and has inspired hymns such as "For the Beauty of the Earth" and "How Great Thou Art".
Singing the Faith is the latest in a line of hymnbooks going back to A Collection of Hymns for the Use of The People Called Methodists [2] (1779) by John Wesley and Charles Wesley. [3] The decision to produce a 21st-century hymnbook was taken at the Methodist Conference of 2009.
The tune style or form is technically designated "gospel songs" as distinct from hymns. Gospel songs generally include a refrain (or chorus) and usually (though not always) a faster tempo than the hymns. As examples of the distinction, "Amazing Grace" is a hymn (no refrain), but "How Great Thou Art" is a gospel song. [49]