You have to check out this chilling a cappella rendition of the classic hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ by this talented church choir.
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”
What an amazing performance of this beloved hymn! The people singing in the video are the worship pastors at Willow Creek Community Church, and they performed an incredible rendition of this song. The way all of their voices blended together sounded just heavenly.
The hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ had its start in Sweden beginning in 1886, and it is very interesting to hear how the song made its way to the United States. Author and editor, Carl Boberg, who was also a member of the Swedish Parliament, originally wrote the words to ‘How Great Thou Art’ as a poem. And it was later set to a Swedish folk tune. Then in 1907, Manfred von Glehn translated it into German, and five years later a Russian pastor, Ivan Prokhanoff, made a Russian adaptation.
Then in the early 1920s, Rev. and Mrs. Stuart Hine left their home in England and went to Poland as missionaries. That’s when they heard the Russian adaptation of ‘How Great Thou Art,’ and Reverend Hine decided to write the English lyrics and make his own arrangement of the Swedish melody.
After going through many iterations, we have the beloved ‘How Great Thou Art’ hymn that we have today. We hope you enjoyed listening to this wonderful rendition of it today!