It  is  good to give thanks to the Lord , And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound. Psalms 92: 1-3

Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born into an ordinary family. As a teacher and newspaper editor he could make just enough money to meet his living expenses. By the Lord’s grace, at the age of 27, he believed in the Lord Jesus and was saved. Though he was tormented by many physical ailments, he was able to write songs that have been a blessing to many, the most famous among them being ‘Great is Thy faithfulness’ which he wrote when he was 57 years.

Right to the very end of his life, Chisholm continued to sing of the faithfulness of the Lord, never forgetting any of the small or big favours that the Lord had done in his life. What an excellent example!

The song begins with a description of the unfailing faithfulness of the Lord; He is my Father;He never changes; how great is the faithfulness of the Eternal God! God of all lights, your love is new every morning, it never fades. He goes on to thank the Lord for great blessing that His beautiful creations are! Everything in creation describes the goodness of the Lord!

I give praise to You, O Lord, because you forgave all my sins. Your presence is always with me; You give me the strength I need for today, and the heavenly hope that helps me face tomorrow with courage, and for all these, my Abba Father, I thank you a thousand times! Yes, Lord, your faithfulness is great indeed!It is because of the Lord’s mercies that we have not perished!

The LORD’S acts of mercy indeed do not end,For His compassions do not fail.They are new every morning;Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

Every good thing given, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. James 1:17

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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,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.