Great is Thy Faithfulness

Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3v22-23

"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.

"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.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

In 1923, apparently without any ‘special’ motivation or circumstances, Thomas Chisholm penned the words to this marvellous hymn based on these words in Lamentations. The hymn is still greatly loved and continues to carry its powerful message.

Because of His faithfulness we can trust His promises. As Chisholm put it we have ‘strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,’ and ‘blessings all mine with ten thousand beside.’

My faithfulness is so weak and fallible. It fails time after time after time. Praise God that my future is based on His faithfulness and not mine.