Hi, I am Kelly Mowrer
and welcome to "Praise."
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In Psalm 34, David writes,
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"I will bless the
Lord at all times.
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His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
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My soul will make
its boast in the Lord
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and the humble will
hear me and be glad.
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Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
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and let us exalt
his name together."
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So many times
I'd need to remember
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those words in a
very personal way.
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I will bless the
Lord at all times.
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I won't let the questions
that I don't have answers to
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or the problems that
can keep me awake at night.
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I won't let those things keep me
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from blessing the
Lord at all times.
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I will bless Him most
specially at those times.
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And His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
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To often in my mouth
there are words of complaint,
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words of
criticism, but I need to ask
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God's forgiveness
for that and His help,
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and remembering that His praise
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should
continually be in my mouth.
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"My soul will make
its boast in the Lord
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and the humble will
hear me and be glad."
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We can actually
encourage each other
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and uplift each
other as we speak about
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the blessings of God to
us and give Him the glory.
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And then finally the
reason for this program,
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"Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
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and let us exalt
his name together."
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My soul thirsts for You
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my heart burns for you
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No earthly love can feel
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this molded inside of me
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I long to know you better
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spend some time together
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You are exactly what I need
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And Lord I've come to worship
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and give You all my praise
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My Blessed Redeemer
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my hands to You I raise
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In You I find, solace,
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a peaceful resting place
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With all that I
have, and all that I am
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I give You
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all my praise
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Lord You are my refuge
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a haven I can run to
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You're the only perfect love
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I have ever known
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My eyes desire to see You
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my spirit longs to embrace You
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You are the lover of my soul
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And Lord I've come to worship
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and give You all my praise
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My Blessed Redeemer
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my hands to You I raise
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In You I find, solace
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a peaceful resting place
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With all that I
have, and all that I am
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I give You all my praise
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With all that I
have, and all that I am
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Lord, I give You
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all my praise
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"Great is Thy faithfulness,"
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O God my Father
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There is no shadow
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of turning with Thee
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Thou changest not,
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Thy compassions, they fail not
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As Thou hast been
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Thou forever wilt be
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Great is Thy faithfulness
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great is Thy faithfulness
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Morning by morning
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new mercies I see
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All I have needed
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Thy hand hath provided
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Great is Thy faithfulness
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Lord, unto me
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Summer and winter,
and springtime and harvest
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Sun, moon and stars
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in their courses above
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Join with all nature
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in manifold witness
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To Thy great faithfulness,
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mercy and love
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Great is Thy faithfulness,
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great is Thy faithfulness
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Morning by morning
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new mercies I see
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All I have needed
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Thy hand hath provided
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Great is Thy faithfulness
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Great is Thy faithfulness
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Lord,
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unto me
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A lot of times I'm asked,
do I have a favorite song?
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And, yes, I do.
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And it's the one that
Jennifer just saying for us.
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You know, David
writes, "I have been young
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and I am now grown
old, and never have I seen
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the righteous forsaken
or his seed begging bread."
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And that song says it for me,
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"All I have needed
Thy hand has provided.
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Great is Thy
faithfulness, Lord, unto me."
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On August 10, 1886,
the Christian periodical
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Review and Herald carry
this prayer from Ellen White.
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"Lord, how shall
I best serve Thee,
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and glorify Thy name on earth?
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How shall I
conduct my life to make
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Thy name a praise in the earth,
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and lead others to
love, serve, and honor Thee?
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Let me only desire
and choose Thy will.
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Let the words and
example of my Redeemer
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be the light and
strength of my heart.
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While I follow and trust in Him,
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He will not leave me to perish.
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He shall be my
crown of rejoicing."
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[Music]
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Praise is also a powerful weapon
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and our war against Satan.
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Just like the Israelites
long go at the command of God.
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Sometimes marched in the
battle, singing His praise.
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So we can fight
temptation and doubt,
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fear and discouragement
by singing in voicing aloud
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the praises of God.
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When things are really bad,
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that's not the
time to speak about
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the hopelessness
of our circumstances,
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but are the power of our deliver
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sing the mighty power of God.
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Great is the Lord
and greater to be praise.
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Walking in the love of Jesus,
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because He gave
His life to save us
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Sometimes as rude
as hard to travel on
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But His spirit feeds us
and reminds us that He needs us
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To tell the world
His coming won't be long
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But the armor of God
protects me from the evil one
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Dressed in truth with the
breastplate of righteousness
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I've got the
shield of faith to quench
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The fire of the wicked one,
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making known the
mystery of God's promises
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With the helmet of salvation
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and with the
prayer of supplication
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I'll stand against
the darkness by history
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I'll be telling of damn nation
for the wicked in high places
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I owed all the spirit
sword for all His sings
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But the armor of God
protects me from the evil one
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I'll be dressed in truth
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with the
breastplate of righteousness
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I've got the
shield if faith to quench
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The fire of the wicked one,
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making known the
mystery of God's promises
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And master of home, when
everything seems hopeless
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Let me go throughout the land
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and tell of God's greatness
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And the armor of God
protects me from the evil one
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I'll be dressed in truth
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with the
breastplate of righteousness
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Oh, I've got the
shield of faith to quench
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The fire of the wicked one,
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making known the
mystery of God's promises
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When I open my mouth,
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let me boldly
speak God's promises.
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Carl Gustav Boberg was
a Swedish carpenter's son
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who worked briefly as a sailor
and served as a lay minister.
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He was the editor of a
weekly Christian newspaper
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called, "Witness of the Truth."
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And he served in the
Swedish parliament for 20 years.
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In 1885, when he
was 26 years old,
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Boberg witnessed to thunderstorm
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that was one of the
worst he had ever seen
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and he even wondered if
he might not survived it.
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He sat down and he wrote
a poem which he entitled,
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"O Store Gud." "O, mighty God."
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He first
published "O, mighty God."
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The next year, and
the words were said
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to an old Swedish folk tune
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and sung in public for
the first time in 1888.
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The song then began an
amazing international journey.
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It was first translated
from Swedish to German.
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And the German
version then travel
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to the former Soviet
Union were British missionary,
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named Stuart Hine.
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First heard the
song well on a mission
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to the Carpathian
Mountains in Ukraine,
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and translated
the song in English
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and added the third verse.
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"And when I think that
God, His Son not sparing,
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Sent Him to die, I
scarce can take it in,
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That on the cross my
burden gladly bearing,
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He bled and died
to take away my sin.
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Then sings my soul
my Savior God to Thee,
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How great Thou art,
how great Thou art."
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Kind brought to him to
England and British missionary
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soon began to spread
that song around the world.
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In 2001, "How Great Thou Art"
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was ranked second
after "Amazing Grace."
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On a list of the
favorite hymns of all time.
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We close our program about
praise with Kateena LeForge
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singing a medley, ending
with "How Great Thou Art."
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I love the Lord
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he heard my cry
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And pitied every groan
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Long as I live
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and troubles rise
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I'll hasten to
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his throne
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I love the Lord
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he heard my cry
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And pitied every groan
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Long as I live
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and troubles rise
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I'll hasten to
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his throne
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O Lord my God
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when I in awesome wonder
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Consider all, all the works
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thy hand hath made
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I see the stars
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I hear the mighty thunder
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Thy power throughout
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the universe displayed
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Then sings my soul,
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my Savior God, to thee
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How great thou art,
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how great thou art
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Then sings my soul,
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my Savior God, to thee
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How great thou art,
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how great thou art
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And when I think that God
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his Son not sparing
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Sent him to die
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I scarce can take it in
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That on the cross
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my burden gladly bearing
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He bled and died
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to take away my sin
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When Christ shall come
with shout of acclamation
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And take me home- what
joy shall fill my heart
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Then shall I bow
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in humble adoration
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And there proclaim,
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My God, how great thou art
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Then sings my soul,
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my Savior God, to thee
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How great thou art,
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how great thou art
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Then sings my soul,
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my Savior God, to thee
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How great thou
art, how great thou art
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How great thou art
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how great thou art
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How great thou art
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