Monday, August 24, 2009

"How Great Thou Art"


One of the most beautiful hymns ever composed!
I will make this my daily prayer of
thanksgiving and wonderous joy.


The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings "How Great Thou Art"

* Verse 1: O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hands have made. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee: How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

* Verse 2: When through the woods and forest glades I wander And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze: (Repeat Refrain.)

* Verse 3: And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin: (Repeat Refrain.)

* Verse 4: When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration, And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art! (Repeat Refrain.)

http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/
http://www.musicandthespokenword.org/
http://mormon.org/

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Monday, August 10, 2009

The Power of Heaven, Strength Beyond My Own


A gentle and spiritual way to start the week...two wonderful videos with amazingly beautiful music that will touch your heart and soul. The song "Strength Beyond My Own" (also sometimes called "The Power of Heaven") is the most meaningful and blessed song I have ever heard. It is about how we are strengthened by the Temple and the blessings found there. I'm looking forward to the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple on August 23rd. And I'm really looking forward to going through the Temple and receiving my endowments in November of this year. I've had the blessing of visiting five temples so far, four in Utah and one in Idaho. I think my favorite is the Jordan River Temple, pictured above.

"Strength Beyond My Own"
Music and lyrics: Steven Kapp Perry
Vocal: Tammy Simister Robinson


"A Temple of the Lord" and "The Power of Heaven"
both from the Janice Kapp Perry album "As Temples Fill the Earth".
These temple pictures and more like them can be found at:
http://www.lds.org



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