Matthew 16:21 (NIV) 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Here is a powerful version of the classic Hymn "How Great Thou Art" sung by the talented and beautiful Carrie Underwood. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! (Lyrics posted below)
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Lyrics: How Great Thou Art
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 of 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.
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 Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, with humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
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!
"A young minister’s two-mile walk in the rain provided the inspiration for “How
Great Thou Art.” The Reverend Carl Boberg of Monsteras, on the southeast coast
of Sweden, was 25 years old when he wrote the lyrics of this song after trekking
through a thunderstorm from a church meeting two miles away"
Worship song In Christ Alone has a timeless feel to it. Enough so that some may wonder if it is an old Church Hymn. But according to an article about it on Crosswalk.com the song was written in 2002 by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.
It says there "that Townend and Getty both admit they are motivated by the idea of capturing
biblical truth in songs and hymns that will not only cause people to
express their worship in church, but will build them up in their
Christian lives."
This version of the song is sung by Adrienne Liesching & Geoff Moore, and is set to scenes from The Passion Of The Christ.
Listen to the words and let it's message encourage and Bless you!
"It Is Well with My Soul is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss.
This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford’s
life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871 at the age of
four, shortly followed by the great Chicago Fire which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer).
Then in 1873, he had planned to travel to Europe with his family,
but sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning
zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire.
While crossing the Atlantic, their ship sank rapidly after a collision,
and all four of Spafford's daughters died. His wife Anna survived and
sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone . . .".
Shortly
afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was
inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his
daughters had died.
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Anna Spafford
The Spaffords later had three more children, one of whom (a son) died in infancy.
In 1881 the Spaffords, including baby Bertha and newborn Grace, set sail for Israel. The Spaffords moved to Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony; its mission was to serve the poor.
The colony later became the subject of the Nobel prize winning Jerusalem, by Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf."
