How Great Thou Art
Embroidery on vintage linen
Ann Engelman
This hymn was a favorite of my grandmother, Reka Jeckel, Delevan, Illinois.
“How Great Thou Art” is a hymn based on a Swedish melody and a poem written by Carl Boberg in Sweden in 1885. The inspiration for the poem came when Boberg was walking home from church listening to church bells. A sudden storm got Boberg’s attention, and then just as suddenly as it had made its appearance, it subsided to a peaceful calm.
O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have madeI 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.
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