Lyrics - How Great Is the Greatness of God

Chorus 

How faithful the Father above

How wondrous the works of the Son

How sweet is the Spirit given to us

How great is the greatness of God

Verse 1

Morning by morning, with every dawn

My soul with a new song awakes

Even in evening my praise goes on

Forever my God is the same

Verse 2

When my heart gazes on Calvary

At all of Your mercies arrayed

Oh, that my Savior would die for me

I sing out with infinite thanks

Verse 3

Oh, what a comfort in every trial

His presence is all that I need

Power that brought resurrection life

That power is living in me

Oh, that power is living in me

Bible Memory Verse

‘Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.’ (Psalm 145:2-3, ESV)

Story Behind the Song

This song was written as part of the Sing hymnal project.

It was written by Matt Boswell, Bryan Fowler and Matt Papa during a writer’s week in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Matt Boswell had wanted to write a happy, upbeat opening song of praise. He always says this song makes him smile!

As they continued to write it together a trinitarian theme developed too. Verse one focuses on God the Father. Verse two on God the Son. Verse three on God the Spirit. The chorus brings all those ideas together in praise to our God, the three in one.

It was first sung and recorded at the Sing Conference in Nashville in September 2024. If you like His Mercy is More you will like this one!

All these writers are involved in local churches in their three different home states - Tennessee, Texas and Florida. It’s both fun and so helpful that we can collaborate in these ways across the miles and that songs can travel all over to serve the church in different places.

Something to Think About

If you ever visit the incredible Grand Canyon you will find several little gift shops and art galleries dotted around the rim. If you look closely at the outside wall of one of them you will find these words from Psalm 104, seen here behind me in the photo;

‘O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.’

This has the old language of the King James Version of the Bible. The word ‘manifold’ means many and varied. The earth is indeed full of the greatness of God - something we want to sing out when we see the Grand Canyon and something verse 1 in this hymn sings out!!

But in all this vastness the Lord is not far away from us. There was a huge canyon between us and God because of our sin. But through Christ’s sacrifice we are brought close to Him. And this we sing out in verse 2.

For all who know Christ as Lord and Savior His presence is always with us. His Spirit is within. Verse 3 sings this out. How absolutely extraordinary that the God who made the skies and the mountains and the valleys became a little baby. How incredible that He also lives within us by His Spirit! So we sing 

‘How faithful the Father above

How wondrous the work of the Son

How sweet is the Spirit living in us 

How great is the greatness of God’

Prayer

Father in heaven,

Our minds and hearts know so much peace and joy when they are filled with praise for your greatness and also for your closeness! Thank you for opening our eyes to see you. Keep our eyes fixed on you,

In Jesus name

Amen

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