How Great Thou Art
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"How Great Thou Art" is a renowned Christian hymn of praise that exalts God's majesty and saving power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Great Thou Art canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
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Christian hymn ⓘ hymn of praise ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Billy Graham Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | O Store Gud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSignificantUse |
Sweden
GENERATED
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United Kingdom GENERATED ⓘ United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Stuart K. Hine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLine | O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder ⓘ |
| focus |
adoration of God's greatness
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personal response of worship ⓘ |
| form | strophic hymn ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian hymn
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hymn ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | multiple languages ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
evangelistic meetings
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funerals ⓘ general praise ⓘ worship concerts ⓘ |
| meter | 11.10.11.10 with refrain ⓘ |
| musicStyle | traditional hymnody ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Carrie Underwood
NERFINISHED
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Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ George Beverly Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
hymnwriter
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missionary ⓘ pastor ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain | Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art! ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | one of the most popular Christian hymns of the 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
God as Creator
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redemption through Christ ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Carl Boberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
God's majesty
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God's saving power ⓘ praise of God ⓘ |
| usage |
Christian worship services
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congregational singing ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1885 ⓘ |
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