How Great Thou Art

eDevotion

Encouragement for your daily walk with God 

There are many good things about living in the little town of Julian, California. One of them is that it is considered a “dark zone.” That simply means that you have a grand view of heaven at night. With little to dim the twinkling of billions of stars, it’s easy to be overcome by the greatness of God and say, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” [Psalm 8:1.

A pastor from Sweden, Carl Boberg, was overcome too. He sat down and wrote a poem to express his worship of God’s majesty. It came to us in English through Stuart Hine and is a beloved hymn — How Great Thou Art. If your church has a hymnal, pick it up and read each stanza. If you can’t find a hymnbook, Google it. Each line reveals his “awesome wonder” as Pastor Boberg considers God’s creation, His might and power, and His wonderful works. 

Singing How Great Thou Art is one of the ways I maneuver through the mess of human life. When life gets messy with its hurts and pains, disappointments and failures, betrayals and brokenness, I lift my eyes and, yes, my hands, to the One whose power and love for me never changes. 

We are safe in the arms of God! If you know it, sing it … 

Oh 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 Savior, God, to Thee

How great thou art

How great thou art

Then sings my soul

My Savior, God, to Thee

How great thou art

How great thou art