How Great Thou Art!
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,
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;
Jim and I have recently come back from what we considered to be a dream vacation. We traveled to the West into states we had flown over, but never really seen. We had seen pictures of the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, and Pikes’ Peak, but we had not seen them with our own eyes…until a short time ago.
I can’t tell you how many times the words to the song I have shared above came to my mind while touring some of these destinations. The beauty that surrounded us was almost overwhelming. The majestic snowcapped mountain peaks, the beautiful waterfalls, the stark rock formations, the clear lakes surrounded by pine trees, and even the small homesteads we saw surrounded by trees to block the wind all made me think of my Creator.
When I thought about my Creator, I was reminded of the rest of that beautiful song:
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!
Does the beauty of creation ever cause you to recognize the majesty of God and wonder how such a powerful Father could at the same time extend His love for you in such an intimate, loving way? If so, maybe your soul would join my soul in singing the beautiful chorus:
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!
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