English Lyrics 1 For the beauty of the earth,for the glory of the skies,for the love which from our birthover and around us lies.Refrain:Christ, our Lord, to you we raisethis, our hymn of grateful praise.2 For the wonder of each hourof the day and of the night,hill and vale and tree and flower,sun and moon…
English Lyrics Version 1O happy day, that fixed my choiceOn thee, my Savior and my God!Well may this glowing heart rejoice,And tell its raptures all abroad.Refrain:Happy day, happy day,When Jesus washed my sins away!He taught me how to watch and pray,And live rejoicing ev’ry day:Happy day, happy day,When Jesus washed my sins away!O happy bond…
The hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled ‘O Store Gud’ written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The inspiration for the poem came when Boberg was walking home from church near Kronobäck, Sweden, and listening to church bells. A sudden storm got Boberg’s attention, and…
Henry Francis Lyte (b. Ednam, near Kelso, Rosburghshire, Scotland, 1793; d. Nice, France, 1847) wrote this text in the late summer of 1847; he died in November of that year (various other stories about Lyte’s writing of this text do not appear to be reliable). First printed in a leaflet in 1847, the text was…
“O Worship the King” draws upon the splendor of 19th-century monarchy as a metaphor for the magnificence of the Almighty. Attributes of an earthly monarch are magnified to communicate the characteristics of the King of kings—one who by nature cannot be described.The hymn is based primarily on the rich imagery of Psalm 104:1-7: “Bless the…
“Will Your Anchor Hold In The Storms Of Life” is a Christian hymn, not a psalm. Here is a brief account of its background:Historical Background: It was written by Priscilla Jane Owens in 1882 in the United States. The inspiration might have come from the social and cultural context where Christianity was a dominant belief…
