How Great Thou Art. (Shortened)
Original lyrics by Carl Boberg, 1886 (Swedish "O Store Gud")
Translation and Swedish folk melody adaptation: Stuart K. Hine
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 pow'r 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!
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!
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!
The Old Rugged Cross (shortened)
Lyrics and music by George Bennard (1873-1958)
On a hill far away
Stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross
Where the Dearest and Best
For a world of lost
Sinners was slain.
So I'll cherish
The old rugged cross
Till my trophies
At last I lay down;
I will cling
To the old rugged cross,
And exchange it
Someday for a crown.
To the old rugged cross
I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day
To my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.
So I'll cherish
The old rugged cross
Till my trophies
At last I lay down;
I will cling
To the old rugged cross,
And exchange it
Someday for a crown.
I will cling
To the old rugged cross,
And exchange it
Someday for a crown.

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