Cover art for How Great Thou Art by Carrie Underwood

How Great Thou Art

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How Great Thou Art Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

[Verse 2]
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on a Cross, my burdens gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin

[Chorus]
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!

[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
And when Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And takе me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Thеn I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

[Chorus]
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!
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

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What did Carrie Underwood say about "How Great Thou Art"?
Genius Answer

Carrie Underwood:

This was an easy choice for me; I knew it had to be included on this album. It’s one of my favorite hymns and has so much personal history for me, getting to perform it with Vince [Gill] years ago and then to revisit it now.

via Apple Music

Has the artist performed the song live before?
Genius Answer

Yes, back in 2011, Underwood performed the song at the “ACM Girls Night Out” event with country artist Vince Gill:

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