How Great Thou Art
Original Swedish poem 1885 by Carl Boberg. English translation 1949 by Stuart K. Hine. Public domain.
Verse 1
O CLord my God, when FI in awesome Cwonder
Consider Call the worlds Thy Ghands have G7made
I Csee the stars, I Fhear the rolling Cthunder
Thy Ampower throughFout the Cuniverse disG7played
Chorus
Then Csings my Fsoul, my CSavior God to GThee
How Cgreat Thou C7art, how Fgreat Thou Cart
Then Csings my Fsoul, my CSavior God to GThee
How Cgreat Thou G7art, how great Thou Cart
Verse 2
When Cthrough the woods and Fforest glades I Cwander
And Chear the birds sing Gsweetly in the G7trees
When CI look down from Flofty mountain Cgrandeur
And Amhear the brook Fand feel the Cgentle G7breeze
Chorus
Then Csings my Fsoul, my CSavior God to GThee
How Cgreat Thou C7art, how Fgreat Thou Cart
Then Csings my Fsoul, my CSavior God to GThee
How Cgreat Thou G7art, how great Thou Cart
Verse 3
And Cwhen I think that FGod, His Son not Csparing
Sent CHim to die, I Gscarce can take it G7in
That Con the cross, my Fburden gladly Cbearing
He Ambled and Fdied to take aCway my G7sin
Verse 4
When CChrist shall come with Fshout of acclaCmation
And Ctake me home, what Gjoy shall fill my G7heart
Then CI shall bow in Fhumble adoraCtion
And Amthere proFclaim, my CGod, how great Thou G7art