From a 19 th century Swiss poet to Ukrainian missionaries to a singing cowboy, this is the improbable story of one of the world’s best-known hymns. If you’ve heard two hymns in your life, chances are ...

(RNS) — The well-known and beloved-by-many words of “How Great Thou Art” have had a long and varied trajectory from Swedish poem to German hymn to a tradition at Billy Graham crusades. In celebration ...

Songwriters and hit worship singers including Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, and Mitch Wong come together to celebrate the hymn’s 75th anniversary. Cliff Barrow’s announcement at Billy Graham’s New York ...

Musicians participate in a recording session for “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)" at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tenn. Elvis Presley recoded his version of "How Great Thou Art" at RCA Studio B.

A young minister’s two-mile walk in the rain provided the inspiration for “How Great Thou Art,” most recent addition to the great hymns of our time. The story of the hymn gains interest through the ...