How Great Thou Art

For other uses, see How Great Thou Art (disambiguation).
How Great Thou Art
KeyA Major
GenreHymn
Written1885
TextCarl Boberg
LanguageSwedish
Based onPsalm 8
Meter11.10.11.10 with refrain
MelodyHow Great Thou Art
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"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish hymn entitled "O Store Gud" written in 1885 by Swedish poet and minister Carl Boberg. The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation from 1949 by English missionary Stuart K. Hine. The hymn was popularised by George Beverly Shea and Cliff Barrows during Billy Graham's crusades. It was voted the British public's favourite hymn by BBC's Songs of Praise. "How Great Thou Art" was ranked second (after "Amazing Grace") on a list of the favourite hymns of all time in a survey by Christianity Today magazine in 2001 and in a nationwide poll by Songs Of Praise in 2019.

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