How Great Thou Art

Using Carl Boberg's Swedish hymn as a starting point, British missionary Stuart K. Hine wrote the first part of this hymn while in awe of the Carpathian mountains and in solidarity with worshipers in the forests of Romania, finishing it after returning home to Britain. Thanks to George Beverly Shea and the crusades of Billy Graham, the song found a much wider audience, and now worshipers all over the globe can join together in this declaration of praise. This is the most sung hymn of the twentieth century.