{"id":19672,"date":"2014-05-19T00:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T04:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=19672"},"modified":"2014-05-18T23:28:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T03:28:28","slug":"great-thou-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/19\/great-thou-art\/","title":{"rendered":"How Great Thou Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a>O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Thy power throughout the universe displayed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> How great Thou art, How great Thou art.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> How great Thou art, How great Thou art!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And when I think of God, His Son not sparing;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> He bled and died to take away my sin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And then proclaim: &#8220;My God, how great Thou art!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #444444; text-align: center;\">~ Sing this song with me as our prayer and worship today. ~<\/h4>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOGf9Nulf6o?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stuart K. Hine was born in 1899 in Great Britain. In much of Stuart\u2019s earlier years he and his wife were missionaries in the Western Ukraine of Russia, where they evangelized as Christian workers and singers. In 1931, Stuart K. Hine and his wife returned to Britain and conducted gospel campaigns throughout Great Britain. During those years, Stuart published many song books and wrote many of his beloved gospel songs. Stuart retired from the active ministry but continued to publish his song books and his music and contributed the majority of his income to various missionary endeavors around the world\u2026Stuart K. Hine\u2019s most popular composition is \u201cHow Great Thou Art,\u201d which is recognized in many polls as the number one hymn in America. Among his other compositions are \u201cCan There Be One,\u201d \u201cO Savior Mine?,\u201d \u201cFaith Is The Bridge,\u201d and \u201cWhat Can Cleanse My heart?\u201d Mr. Hine died in 1989.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;Excerpt from Gospel Music Hall of Fame <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmahalloffame.org\/site\/stuart-k-hine\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What a great praise and worship song. \u00a0Just reading about Mr. Hine and his endeavors to serve are humbling. \u00a0I should strive to do even more for God&#8217;s Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ \u2665 ~ \u271e ~ \u2665 ~ *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Father, thank You for men and women like Mr. Hine who have given of themselves for You. Without their endurance and ability to serve You, we would not have these wonderful songs to sing back to You and be able to use them to minister to Your people. Thank You! 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