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Carl Gustav Boberg (16 August – 7 January ) was a Swedish poet and elected official, best known for writing the Swedish language poem of "O Store Gud" (O great God) from which the English language hymn "How Great Thou Art" is derived.
Biographical details
Born in Mönsterås, Kalmar County in Småland, Boberg was a carpenter’s son, worked briefly as a sailor, and served as a lay minister in the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden. He was the editor of a weekly Christian newspaper, Sanningsvittnet (Witness of the Truth), from until Boberg served in the Riksdag for 20 years from to He published more than 60 poems, hymns, and gospel songs, including a collaboration with Swedish hymnist Lina Sandell.
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Biography at the Cyber Hymnal
How Great thou Art - Carl Boberg
Behind The Song: Carl Boberg, &#;How Great Thou Art&#;
Found in Translation: The Improbable Origin of “How Great Thou Art”
From a 19th 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 you’ve heard “How Great Thou Art.” In terms of popularity, it’s generally considered second only to “Amazing Grace”. Covered by everyone from Elvis to Carrie Underwood, the beloved hymn didn’t start its life as a song. It began as a poem, a Swedish poem at that.
In , Carl Boberg, a Swedish editor and future politician, was walking home in the bayside town of Mönsterås, located on Sweden’s south-eastern coast. A thunderhead appeared on the horizon. Lightning flashed. Thunderclaps shook the air, sending Boberg running for shelter.
When the storm began to relent, he rushed home. He opened his windows to let in the fresh bay air, and the vision of tranquility that greeted him stirred something deep in his soul. The sky had cleared. Thrushes sang, and in the distance, the resonant knell of church bells sounded. With the juxtaposition between the roaring thu
The Story You Don't Know behind How Great Thou Art
Have You Ever Heard of Carl Boberg?
When my children were younger, our family was in the habit of having a daily worship time, and one thing we have always loved to do is to sing together. Each Sunday night we would choose a hymn and look up the story behind it. These days our schedules are much crazier, with one of these ‘children’ in college and another serving in missions halfway around the world, but we still worship together as we talk about how God is working in our lives, and as we encourage one another and pray together.
I love the beauty of modern worship, but in a world where a worship song from ten years ago can be deemed as “old”, it was refreshing for us as a family to sing music that has been around for many years, and in some cases centuries. The stories of how these songs came to us are amazing and often exciting, have been a treasure for my family and I, and have been part of the spiritual foundation laid for them as they move into the adult lives God has in store.
For example, did you know that the song “I Know Whom I Have Believed” was written by a Uni
Story behind the song: 'How Great Thou Art'
Staff Writer | St. Augustine Record
Southern Sweden was the place where "How Great Thou Art" had its beginning in
It was written in the home of author and editor, Carl Boberg, a member of the Swedish Parliament from to The song was known in several countries before it finally reached the shores of the United States.
Boberg said of the writing of his song, "It was in , and in the time of year when everything seemed to be in its richest coloring; the birds were singing in trees and wherever they could find a perch. On a particular afternoon, some friends and I had been to Kronobäck where we had participated in an afternoon service. As we were returning a thunderstorm began to appear on the horizon. We hurried to shelter. There were loud claps of thunder, and the lighting flashed across the sky. Strong winds swept over the meadows and billowing fields of grain. However, the storm was soon over and the clear sky appeared with a beautiful rainbow."
"After reaching my home, I opened my window toward the sea. The church bells were playing the tune of a hymn. That same evening I wrote a poem which I titled, 'O Store Gud,'
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