Many of us love the hymn How Great Thou Art. For this year’s advent season, I wrote an additional verse to include. I’ll include it where I think it would fit best in the original…
O 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:
Refrain:
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!
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:
My addional verse:
Consider this: that God the Son eternal,
Came down to earth, becoming man for all,
Angels announced and shepherds marveled greatly,
Our God with us, good news of peace entralls.
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.
When Christ shall come with shout 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!
I hope you enjoy and are helped to magnify our Great God with this addition.
