How Great Thou Art
"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled "O Store Gud" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine from 1949. 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.
| How Great Thou Art | |
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| Key | A Major |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1885 |
| Text | Carl Boberg |
| Language | Swedish |
| Based on | Psalm 8 |
| Meter | 11.10.11.10 with refrain |
| Melody | How Great Thou Art |
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