Showing posts with label christian. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

How Great Thou Art - Tribute to a great hymn!

How Great Thou Art - Tribute to a great hymn!

How Great Thou Art - a Most Popular Christian Hymn - by Carl Gustav Boberg



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href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cwalter%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">How Great Thou Art - a Most Popular Christian Hymn - by Carl Gustav Boberg. I have been building lenses on some of the most popular hymns of old times. How Great Thou Art is one of my most favored. This tribute goes into this hymn in some detail and offer several links I think you will find useful.

How Great Thou Art Lyrics

how great thou art hymn

Most Popular Used English Lyrics
  • Verse 1:
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hands have made.
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Refrain:

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!
  • Verse 2:
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 hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

(Repeat Refrain.)

  • Verse 3:
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:

(Repeat Refrain.)

  • Verse 4:
When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!

(Repeat Refrain.)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Studies in Agape Love


Agape is the New Testament Greek word for the strongest form of love. It describes that infinite love that God has for us in that he gave hs only begotten Son that we might have eternal life.

After Simon Peter bragged about his own love for Christ, Jesus told him that he would repeatedly deny his LORD. The Gospel of John records this denial. However, after the resurrection of Christ, Jesus appears to the disciples and asks Peter, "Do you love (agape) me?" Twice Jesus used this word and twice Peter answered now with a lesser from of the word love (phileo - deep friendship). Now, Jesus asks Peter the third time, "Do you love (phileo) me? There was no more bragging in Peter, although Simon greatly loved Jesus! Peter wasw now ready to serve Christ.

Many times our love falters,but agape love abides forever!