The beloved hymn “How Great Thou Art” has inspired Christians for decades. As the song celebrates its 75th anniversary, worship leader Matt Redman is honoring its legacy with an updated version.
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The singer-songwriter told CBN News about his unique collaboration with a slew of Christian artists, including Chris Tomlin, Hillary Scott, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Naomi Raine, Blessing Offor, Jon Reddick, TAYA, Brian and Jenn Johnson, Matt Maher, Pat Barrett, Benjamin William Hastings, Ryan Ellis, and Mitch Wong — familiar voices known as vocal powerhouses in their own rights.
The wide array of such prominent voices speaks to the song’s prevalence in the church today.
“You go around churches, different streams, and expressions of church — you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t find some kind of connection to this hymn,” Redman said, noting the song spread like “wildfire” once it started being played at Billy Graham crusades.
The worship singer offered his perspective on why he believes “How Great Thou Art” has been such a timeless and popular song:
“I think it might be because it has this beautiful story, starts with creation, gets the cross, but we
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