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We also do not celebrate Easter in the way perhaps many do ~ rather we have a ~Spring Celebration~ the week before or after Easter. Our Easter Sunday is reserved for special contemplation about the Atonement, what it means to each of us individually that Jesus took upon Himself the sins, grief, and trials of the world, and how we can ease His burden by becoming better ourselves. One of my favorite hymns is "How Great Thou Art". I always think of Easter, and the passover, and the Atonement when I hear or sing this hymn.
How Great Thou Art
Lyrics ~ Carl Boberg, 1859 - 1940
English Translation ~ Stuart K. Hine, 1899 -
Stanza 1:
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder
Consider all The works Thy Hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow'r throughout The universe displayed;
Stanza 2:
When through the woods And forest glades I wander
I 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;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Stanza 3:
When Christ shall come, With shouts 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!"
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
~Red
We also do not celebrate Easter in the way perhaps many do ~ rather we have a ~Spring Celebration~ the week before or after Easter. Our Easter Sunday is reserved for special contemplation about the Atonement, what it means to each of us individually that Jesus took upon Himself the sins, grief, and trials of the world, and how we can ease His burden by becoming better ourselves. One of my favorite hymns is "How Great Thou Art". I always think of Easter, and the passover, and the Atonement when I hear or sing this hymn.
How Great Thou Art
Lyrics ~ Carl Boberg, 1859 - 1940
English Translation ~ Stuart K. Hine, 1899 -
Stanza 1:
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder
Consider all The works Thy Hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow'r throughout The universe displayed;
Stanza 2:
When through the woods And forest glades I wander
I 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;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Stanza 3:
When Christ shall come, With shouts 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!"
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
~Red