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Sandi Patty O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

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!

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander, And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees. When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

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!

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing; Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin.

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Amazing Grace
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Sensi: Hi Grace, I listened to this today by Susan Boyle. I've really enjoyed her new cd.

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Sensi

She has a wonderful talent. Its great that she is finally getting a chance to share it. God bless, Grace

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Amazing Grace

One of your knitting needles has fallen down...

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::: Jesus is LORD :::

That remark was uncalled for.

The song has it's genesis in Sweden -

"The history of the hymn How Great Thou Art begins with Mr. Carl Gustaf Boberg (1859-1940). He was a Swedish pastor, editor, and member of the Swedish parliament. Mr. Boberg was enjoying a nice walk when a thunderstorm suddenly appeared out of no where. A severe wind began to blow. After the storm was over, Mr. Boberg looked out over the clear bay. He then heard a church bell in the distance. And the words to How Great Thou Art begin to form in his heart -- O Lord, my God, When I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds Thy hands hath made. . . Can you imagine what Boberg felt as he formed these words? There was such calmness after the fierce storm he could only utter those words of peace.

This poem, titled O Store Gud (O Great God) was published in 1891 in Witness of the Truth, the weekly newspaper that Boberg edited. It was later translated in German. In 1927, it was published in a Russian version of the German text. ... "

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It is said to be based on the text Psalm 145:3 "Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom."

Knowing God can lead to sublime moments to which Boberg was privileged to experience and share.

Cheers r m

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r m

r m snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in snipped-for-privacy@34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com

So you did not hear the "plonk"?

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lj

A spiritual song much loved by many Christians over many decades for it's heartfelt content. There's no cause for plonking.

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing; Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. :-)

Cheers

r m

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r m

Listed under 'How Great Thou Art' in the Baptist Hymnal

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A wonderful hymn deserving of consideration than plonking. Cheers r m

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r m

And the connection to needlework is?

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Bruce Fletcher

I don't know why.

It's in the Baptist hymnal.

Worth singing from.

Cheers

r m

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r m

This is a needlework newsgroup

MargW

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MargW

Nah, there is no "plonk" in the "Baptist hymnal" - whatever "Baptist hymnal" might mean. It is simply not in there!

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lj

The hymn is listed in

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Cheers r m

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r m

Who ARE these people?? How did this get here?? Last singing I heard on this group was Happy Birthday (and well done Joan!!) Dawne

A spiritual song much loved by many Christians over many decades for it's heartfelt content. There's no cause for plonking.

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing; Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. :-)

Cheers

r m

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Dawne Peterson

My apologies Marg and others.

It was destined for another ng. Somehow I hit the wrong button and found out too late.

I promise it won't happen again.

Cheers.

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r m

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