In Celebration of God’s Love 2

This is a short mini-series on the truths and beauty of some of my favourite hymns. I have chosen five hymns – four old and one new – that simply speak to me. There are many others and I am sure your choice may be very different from mine. Here is my second choice.

This hymn about our Creator and Saviour God, was originally a poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg and popularised in the early Billy Graham crusades by George Beverley Shea and Cliff Burrows. I very rarely use this word, but, to me, this hymn is simply awesome.

Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,

Thy power 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!

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 heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration

And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!

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!