O Lord, my God
From HymnsWithoutWords
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Music
- Tune: How great Thou art
- Meter: 11 10 11 10 and Refrain
- Style: Traditional Swedish
- Composer: Unknown Traditional Swedish Folk Melody originally put to English translation by arranger: Stuart K Hine
- This version arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin
- Church Year: General | Church Year: Trinity
- Lyricist: Carl Gustav Boberg (1859 - 1940)
- Translator: Stuart K Hine (1899 - 1989)
- Music Copyright Public Domain
- Translation Copyright 1953 Stuart K. Hine Thankyou Music tym@kingsway.co.uk used with Permission
- Performance Copyright © 2011 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
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How great Thou art.mp3
Length: 3:20
Album: Hymns Without Words
Artist: Copyright Richard M S Irwin. Certain Rights Reserved
Lyrics
English
Copyright (c) 1953 Stuart K Hine/The Stuart Hine Trust/Published by kingswaysongs.com Worldwide (excl. North and South America) tym@kingsway.co.uk
1. O 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 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!
2. When through 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:
3. 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:
4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home - what joy shall fill my heart!
Then shall I bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art!
Swedish
1. O store Gud, när jag den värld beskådar,
Som du har skapat med ditt allmaktsord,
Hur där din visdom väver livets trådar,
Och alla väsen mättas vid ditt bord.
Refrain:
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
O store Gud! O store Gud!
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
O store Gud! O store Gud!
2. När sommarvinden susar över fälten,
När blommor dofta invid källans rand,
När trastar drilla i de gröna tälten,
Vid furuskogens tysta, dunkla rand;
3. När jag i bibeln skådar alla under,
Som Herren gjort se’n förste Adams tid,
Hur nådefull Han varit alla stunder,
Och hjälpt sitt folk ur livets synd och strid;
4. När slutligt alla tidens höljen falla,
Uti åskådning byter sig min tro,
Och evighetens klara klockor kalla,
Min frälsta ande till dess sabbatsro;
Final Refrain
- Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
- Tack store Gud! Tack store Gud!
- Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
- Tack store Gud! Tack store Gud!

