Voices United ‎#288

288. Great Is Thy Faithfulness

1 Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator,
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou has been thou forever wilt be.

[Refrain:]
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, ever to me!

2 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. [Refrain]

3 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 --
wondrous the portion thy blessings provide. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator
• Title: Great Is Thy Faithfulness
• Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1923, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Great is thy faithfulness!
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: God: Nature of God; Adoration and Praise; Blessings; Calmness and Serenity; Choruses and Refrains; Church Anniversaries; Compassion; Constancy; Faithfulness; Forgiveness; Forgiveness from God; God: Compassion/Tenderness; God: Faithfulness; God: Mercy; God: Nature; God: Presence; Hope; Mercy; Morning; Pardon; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Revelation; Seasons: Changing; Sin; Steadfastness; Advent 2: Year A; Christmas 1: Year A; Proper 7: Year A; Proper 24: Year A; Proper 26: Year A; Proper 6: Year B; Proper 8: Year B; Proper 11: Year B; Proper 9: Year C; Proper 13: Year C; Proper 19: Year C; Proper 22: Year C; Proper 26: Year C; Proper 27: Year C; New Year: Year ABC
• Copyright: © 1923, renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Company
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: FAITHFULNESS
• Composer: William M. Runyan (1923)
• Composer (descant): Joachim Segger (1995)
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 with refrain
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Music copyright © 1933, renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Company. Descant copyright © 1995 Hope Publishing Company.