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Old Hymns Lyrics: Classic Christian Hymn Words and Texts
Full lyrics for classic Christian hymns. Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, It Is Well, and more timeless hymn texts.
The lyrics of classic hymns are among the most profound and beautiful texts in the English language. Written by theologians, pastors, and poets over centuries, these words have comforted the grieving, strengthened the weary, and inspired countless acts of faith.
Below you will find the full lyrics to some of the most beloved hymns in the Christian tradition, along with context about their authors and the circumstances that inspired them.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.
John Newton was a slave trader who experienced a dramatic conversion during a violent storm at sea. His transformation from slave trader to Anglican clergyman and abolitionist is one of the most remarkable conversion stories in history. This hymn has been translated into dozens of languages and is the most recognized Christian song in the world.
When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul.
Horatio Spafford wrote these words after learning that his four daughters had perished in a shipwreck on the Atlantic. He penned the hymn while sailing over the very spot where they died. The story behind this hymn makes its message of peace amid tragedy even more powerful.
O Lord my God, when I in 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.
Originally a Swedish poem inspired by a thunderstorm, this hymn gained global fame when George Beverly Shea performed it at Billy Graham crusades in the 1950s. It has been voted the most popular hymn in the United Kingdom and is consistently ranked among the top hymns worldwide.
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 hast been, Thou forever wilt be.
Based on Lamentations 3:22-23 ("The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness"), this hymn was written not from a single dramatic experience but from a lifetime of observing God’s daily faithfulness.
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