Thursday, February 25, 2010

How Great Thou Art

This morning I had a smile on my face for many reasons:

1) It was a new day in the Challenge
2) The sun was actually peeking through the clouds, kind of smiling at me
3) I was reminded in such a simple way of some of the amazing people I have in my life
4) And the always faithful - God is good

I am horrible at remembering the songs that are speaking to me during certain moments of my day and that is where Google search becomes a technological saving grace. All I had flowing through my head was "then sings my soul" and I let the Internet do the rest. Here's the hymn I was thinking of that set the tone for my entire day - you can listen to the Carrie Underwood version of it here:

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling 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!


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 see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.


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.


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 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 then 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!


I think what I love most about this song is the thought of my soul singing - like it has a function outside and apart of me.

My body is just for this world, my soul is for eternity. 

1 comment:

  1. I love this hymn too and it always makes me want to sing extra loud! I have good memories of the church choir singing it when I was little and I can always hear that too whenever this song is sung. Great hymn!

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