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“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!
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Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
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Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
© 1923. Ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188
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Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria
"Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine with ten thousand beside"
A testimony to his continued support and sustenance.
This hymn always a soul lifter when life's gloom sets in.
Our prayers and our hearts are with each and everyone going through life's challenge's. it's sure well with your soul's.
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
This poetic hyme is ministering hope, strength and revival to my soul, especially at the time of this piece my life was disorganized without direction, failure, betrayal, disappointment, wrong decision and mistakes beseeched my Life with confusion, But God showed me mercy and gave me direction. Thank you Jesus.
United States
Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Franklin, Kentucky, on July 29, 1866. Even though he didn’t receive a a higher education, he began his career as a school teacher at the age of sixteen in the same school house where he had received his elementary training. At twenty-one, he became the associate editor of his home town weekly newspaper, “The Franklin Favorite. ” Six years later he accepted Christ as his personal Savior during a revival meeting given in Franklin by Dr. H. C. Morrison. Thomas was invited by Dr. Morrison to become office editor and business manager of Morrison’s publication, the “Pentecostal Herald, ” in Louisville Kentucky and he accepted! Later Chisholm was ordained pastor of the Methodist Church but was forced to resign because of poor health. After 1909 he became a life insurance agent in Winona Lake and later in Vinland, New Jersey. Thomas Chisholm retired in 1953 and spent his remaining years at the Methodist Home for the Aged in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. He passed away on February 29, 1960.
This hymn is based on James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. ”
Out of all the hymns written on the theme of God’s goodness and faithfulness, this one is the favorite of many believers. It was birthed not from the author’s dramatic experiences but from a day by day realization of God’s faithfulness.
In a letter dated 1941, Mr. Chisholm writes, “My income has not been large at any time due to impaired health in the earlier years which has followed me until now. Although I must not fail to record here the unfailing faithfulness of a covenant-keeping God and that He has given me many wonderful displays of His providing care, for which I am filled with astonishing gratefulness."
In 1923 Mr. Chisholm sent several of his poems to Rev. W. M. Runyan, a musician associated with the Moody Bible Institute and an editor with the Hope Publishing Company. My Runyan wrote this comment about Chisholm’s poem:
“This particular poem held such an appeal that I prayed more earnestly that my tune might carry over its message in a worthy way, and the subsequent history of its use indicates that God answered prayer." It was written in Baldwin, Kansas, in 1923, and was first published in my private song pamphlets.
This hymn was the favorite of the late Dr. Will Houghton who became the fourth president of Moody Bible Institute. It has since been an all-time favorite with students at the school. Bev Shea states that this hymn was first introduced in Great Britain in 1954 by the Billy Graham Crusades and has been a favorite as well.
Thomas Chisholm is also the author of “Living for Jesus.”
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
This hymn ministers strength and hope to me especially at this time.
Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria
God is great and faithful... I really love this medium of singing hymn to God.
Nairobi, Kenya
Great is our GOD! Hallelujah!
Beijing
Praise our Father! Your faithfulness and greatness!
Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
Great is God faithfulness
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Great is thy faithfulness
All I have needed his hands has truly provided. 🙌🙌
Great is your faithfulness, dear God
Bothell, WA, United States
Prayers going out to you, Marsha Bailey! I pray that the Lord pours out His love on you on this day and every day. I pray that your son returns to you and that you feel peace that could only come from God. May the Lord bless you, Marsha.
I came here to sing this song, and I'm glad that I did. Praise the Lord. Great is His faithfulness! I cannot wait to praise Him in eternity! How awesome that will be.