Great Is Thy Faithfulness is a popular Christian hymn written by Thomas Chisolm (1866–1960) with music composed by William M. Runyan (1870–1957) in Baldwin, Kansas, USA.
Thomas O. Chisolm wrote the poem in 1923 about God's faithfulness over his lifetime. Chisolm sent the song to William Runyan in Kansas to be set to song and published that same year. The song was published by Hope Publishing Company and became popular among church groups.[1] The Biblical lyrics reference Lamentations 3:22. The song was exposed to wide audiences after becoming popular with Dr. William Henry Houghton of Moody Bible Institute and Billy Graham who played the song frequently on his international crusades.[2]
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee,
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,
As thou has been, thou forever will be.
Refrain:
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;
Join with all nature in manifold witness,
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
(Refrain)
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own great presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.
(Refrain)