Category: Stuart K Hine (1899 – 1989)

Stuart K Hine (1899 – 1989) is believed to have been born in England. During much of Hine’s early adult life he and his wife were missionaries in the Western Ukraine of Russia, where they evangelized as Christian workers and singers. In 1931, Stuart K. Hine and his wife returned to Britain and conducted gospel campaigns throughout the country. During those years, Stuart published wrote many gospel songs. Stuart retired from the active ministry but continued to publish his song books and his music and contributed the majority of his income to various missionary endeavours around the world. Hine’s most popular hymn is How Great Thou Art which he translated from the poem of Carl Gustav Boberg O Store Gud (literally O great God) and arranged the English words to the Swedish Folk tune to which it is traditionally sung. Among his compositions are Can There Be One, O Saviour Mine?, Faith Is The Bridge, and What Can Cleanse My heart?. Hine died in 1989.

O store gud

Hymn – O store gud – Lyrics

Swedish

1. O store Gud, när jag den värld beskådar,
Som du har skapat med ditt allmaktsord,
Hur där din visdom väver livets trådar,
Och alla väsen mättas vid ditt bord.

Refrain:
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
O store Gud! O store Gud!
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
O store Gud! O store Gud!

2. När sommarvinden susar över fälten,
När blommor dofta invid källans rand,
När trastar drilla i de gröna tälten,
Vid furuskogens tysta, dunkla rand;

3. När jag i bibeln skådar alla under,
Som Herren gjort se’n förste Adams tid,
Hur nådefull Han varit alla stunder,
Och hjälpt sitt folk ur livets synd och strid;

4. När slutligt alla tidens höljen falla,
Uti åskådning byter sig min tro,
Och evighetens klara klockor kalla,
Min frälsta ande till dess sabbatsro;

Final Refrain
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
Tack store Gud! Tack store Gud!
Då brister själen ut i lovsångsljud:
Tack store Gud! Tack store Gud!

Recording

Because of issues with the copyright owner of “O Lord my God”, no recording is currently available.

Details

  • Tune: O store Gud
  • Meter: 11 10 11 10 and Refrain
  • Style: Traditional Swedish
  • Composer: Unknown Traditional Swedish Folk Melody originally put to English translation by arranger: Stuart K Hine
  • Usage: General, Trinity
  • Lyricist: Carl Gustav Boberg (1859 – 1940)