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Happy Wednesday, y'all. This week on The Daily Blade, we're looking at five of

my favorite hymns of all time, and we're digging into the lyrics and the biblical truths therein. Also,

I'm giving you guys my picks for the best versions of each of those songs. Now, today is a special day

because it's a day that the Lord has made, right? But also, it's a special day because it's my birthday, y'all. So happy birthday me. So as is my God-given right on my birthday, I'm going to be a little selfish. So before I go and eat my weight in the best banana pudding in the world, which is actually downstairs right now, and it's being made by my wife, I need to tell y'all about my favorite hymn, which is how

great thou art. So this hymn was derived from a poem called, Oh, Great God, which was written by young

the Swedish preacher named Carl Gustav Boberg. And as the story goes, he wrote the poem down after a sudden

thunderstorm and the following calm. So it actually caused Bberg to reflect on God's mighty power and his

creation. And the best version of this song, dare I say, the greatest live performance of any

song ever was by Oklahoma's very own Carrie Underwood and Oklahoma's very own Vince Gill,

who is probably the most underrated country music artist of all time, in my opinion, and it was performed during the Academy of Country Music event that was held in 2011.

Seriously, guys, go watch it on YouTube.

It is absolutely incredible.

If you don't tear up while watching it, you might be dead.

So here are the lyrics, and I'll just read the refrain once at the end.

Oh, Lord, my God, when I an awesome wonder, consider all the worlds

thy hands have made. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe

displayed. When through the woods and forest glades I wander and hear the birds sing

sweetly in the trees, when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur, I hear the brook and feel the

gentle breeze. And when I think that God, his son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in.

That on the cross my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin. When Christ shall come

with shout of acclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home what joy shall

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