Boberg wrote the hymn after a series of events one afternoon where he was caught in a storm with thunder and lightning crashing around him, the storm was over quickly and was followed by a rainbow. How Great Thou Art was written by Carl Boberg in Sweden in 1885. ‘O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the works Thy hands have made…then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee, how great Thou art, how great Thou art’ It is believed to be based on Galatians 1:4-5 which says, ‘who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father to whom be the glory forever and ever. It became popular in the US after 1954 when it was introduced through the Billy Graham evangelistic crusades. It was popular in England and was used in DL Moody’s evangelistic crusades during 1873-1874. This wonderful hymn was written by Fanny Crosby around 1872 but was not published until1875. ‘To God be the glory great things He has done, so loved He the world that He gave us His son’ It promotes the theme of trusting in God and God’s care and provision for us, His sheep.
It has been set to music many times and has the beautiful imagery of a shepherd looking after his sheep. The Psalm itself was written by King David around 1000BC and is one of the best known Psalms. This Christian hymn is commonly attributed to Francis Rous and is based on Psalm 23 in the Old Testament of the Bible. ‘ The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want’ The theme of God’s Amazing Grace is woven throughout the Bible and Ephesians 2:8-9 highlights that we are saved by God’s grace, not because of anything we can do, it is His gift to us. This marked his spiritual conversion, he went on to study theology, was ordained in the Church of England and wrote many hymns. He was not a religious person growing up but called out to God for mercy when a ship he was traveling on encountered a violent storm. The words were written from John Newton’s personal experience. Written by John Newton of England in 1772 and published in1779, this is possibly the most well know hymn of all time and has been used by both the religious and the secular world. ‘Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see’ Here are 15 of the most popular and well known hymns. Whilst you won’t be able to look up a Bible passage and find the words of the hymns directly in Scripture, you will be able to find words and phrases used, and the essence and the meaning behind them in Scripture. They remind us of God’s faithfulness and His grace toward us and they teach us about the fundamentals of our Christian faith. Hymns have stood the test of time and have been an integral part of the church and worship throughout history. Many of them were written from a deep and personal experience with God. There is such a richness and depth in their words, and often they are based directly on the principles and doctrines of the Bible. But there’s something about those old hymns that can be found in the Bible.
Discuss and look up new words, write meanings in their personal dictionary or hymn page (we use Jimmie’s Collage hymn pages).Encourage your child to memorize the verse he copied ~ read it aloud daily and recite it at the end of the week.Young children may manage just one line each day and complete a verse in the week.Copy a verse each week until he has copied the hymn in full.
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