- How Sweet the Sound Overview
- 01Amazing Grace
- 02Before the Throne
- 03Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
- 04Be Thou My Vision
- 05And Can It Be
- 06Crown Him with Many Crowns
- 07A Mighty Fortress
- 08Be Still My Soul
- 09How Firm a Foundation
- 10Great is Thy Faithfulness
- Additional Resources
Great is Thy Faithfulness
“Great is Thy Faithfulness” was written as a poem by Thomas Chisholm in 1923. Chisholm was a schoolteacher, pastor and editor of newspapers and religious literature. He sent the text to William Runyan, who was an editor at Hope Publishing Company and a musician associated with the Moody Bible Institute. Runyan saw the great promise of the hymn, and sought to create music that was fitting and appropriately beautiful. Runyan published the completed version, and it received wide distribution by being a favorite at Moody as well as through its use at the Billy Graham Crusades.
The hymn describes the unchanging faithfulness of God in every season of our lives, as he provides for us through his loving kindness. Verse one describes his never-changing character, and verse two the nature of that character in every season. Verse three describes the experience of that character in the life of believer. Great is his faithfulness toward us!
Links: Cyberhymnal
Great is Thy Faithfulness
[Partial Text]
Verse 1
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.
Chorus
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Please visit Hope Publishing for the complete text and hymn sheet.
Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923
Tune: William M. Runyan, 1923
Copyright © 1923, Renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Company. Used by Permission.