Product Description
How Great Thou Art
MEDIUM EASY PIANO
Stuart K. Hine served as a British Methodist missionary for a time in Ukraine. In 1931 he heard the Russian translation of a German song inspired by Carl Boberg's poem O Store Gud (O Great God). Hine translated the song to English and added verses. The central theme appears in the third verse: And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in.
Mr. Hine and his family left Ukraine as famine and World War Two began, settling in Somerset, Britain, where he continued to serve in missionary efforts. And, although several competing translations appeared through the years, this version of the lyric was published in 1949 and quickly spread in popularity. It was first widely used, though after further introduction by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Team in its London Crusade of 1954, as well as in subsequent American meetings.
Colossians 1:16
Psalm 90:2
Psalm 105:2
Expressed simply and clearly for beginning pianists, with fingering suggestions for both teacher and player, its a perfect choice for prelude, brief offertory, recital or other occasions and its perfect for each of the stanzas from most hymnals.
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