Fish the Right

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Words: Thomas O. Chisholm · Tune: FAITHFULNESS, William M. Runyan

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Organ and orchestra: an introduction, then each of the 3 verses. Tap a verse’s number to start there.
  1. 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.
    RefrainGreat 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!
  2. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,Join with all nature in manifold witnessTo Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
    RefrainGreat 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!
  3. 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!
    RefrainGreat 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!

About this hymn

Words
Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923. As printed in Victorious Revival Songs (1925), no. 70.
Tune
FAITHFULNESS, William M. Runyan, 1923.
Harmony
William M. Runyan, as printed in Victorious Revival Songs, 1925. Score from the Open Hymnal Project.
Recordings
Arranged and recorded by Fish the Right, from the harmony above: the melody note for note and every chord the hymnal’s own. Played on the Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0), with organ, strings, brass and timpani from VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios (the organ sampled by Simon Dalzell); drums from Virtuosity Drums and bass from Black And Blue Basses by Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples; pads from GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins; made with abcMIDI, sfizz, FluidSynth and FFmpeg.
Rights
Words and music were published in 1923, so they have been public domain in the United States since 1 January 2019. Hope Publishing still prints a 1923/1951 notice, and outside the US they stay in copyright until 2028 (music) and 2031 (words). Checked: words (hymnary.org), tune (hymnary.org), harmony (openhymnal.org).
Scripture
Lamentations 3:22–23