How Great Thou Art

[sharing my mosaic with Mary; view more here...]

On the first day off that my family and I had due to the blizzard, we ventured out.  The town was quiet and few cars were braving the roads.  We headed out to Lake Michigan to get a look at the waves.

The shelf ice covered the shores making it impossible to see the Lake so we got out of our vehicle to do some exploring.  We looked towards the lake but could see nothing for a moment and then there was a crash of the waves and a shooting up of water.

 It was unlike anything I had ever seen.  The way the waves were crashing against the steep shelf ice made it appear as geysers shooting off.  I numbly tried to snap some pictures, but they did not do near justice.  As I stood there clicking away and waiting for those moments of shooting water I was filled with a sudden sense of wonder and amazement and the words to this church hymn came to my mind::

O Lord my God,

When I in awesome wonder

Consider all

The works Thy Hand hath made,

I see the stars,

I hear the mighty thunder,

Thy pow'r throughout

The universe displayed; 

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! 

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!" 

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!