Favorite Songs - How Great You Are, by me and others

(Are there some songs that never get old for you? You can listen to them over and over again, even after you've just listened to them, and you still enjoy them? When they also make you think about interesting and important stuff, you get the kinds of songs I'm talking about in this series of blog posts.)

I've had the privilege over the years of improving some contemporary worship songs by modifying their lyrics--one example is that I've added the rest of the Psalm into some songs that use only a small part of it, so we could sing the whole song that God inspired. In the case of this one ("How Great You Are"), the lyrics were very sparse but I loved the tune and thought it deserved some more extensive words from Scripture to describe how truly great our God is. So about 20 years ago Bob Tevlin and I came up with this hymn/praise song hybrid that still moves me today. If you can put up with the amateur vocals, I hope it will be a blessing to you too. 

How Great You Are
 
You are so faithful, Lord You are glorious
Holy and righteous, Your sovereign choices are just
For Your love endures forever; Your mercy never ends
Majestic Lord yet still my precious Friend
 
How great You are, how great You are
You are the Mighty King,
Who has come to reign in me
How great You are, how great You are
I give You all the praises of my heart
 
You are deserving of all the praises Lord
For You have raised me, to a new life I'm born once more
For You walked the road to Calv'ry
there You bore my sin and shame
You nailed it to the cross and took my blame
 
How great You are, how great You are
You are the Holy Lamb,
Who has come to rescue man
How great You are, how great You are
I give You all the praises of my heart
 
You have been given a seat in the highest place
Your lovingkindness has left me with no debt to pay
For Your life became a ransom, now my life has been redeemed
You intercede for me eternally!
 
How great You are, how great You are
You are the Gracious Lord, 
And I am Yours forevermore
How great You are, how great You are
I give you all the praises of my heart

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