Cover Song
How Great Thou Art
Brian Kittrell — December 5, 2025
Boberg's 1886-published Swedish original is public domain; Stuart Hine's English adaptation is a separate, still-copyrighted work owned by Manna Music. Hine has no Wikipedia page (confirmed absent).
Original Recording
| Songwriters | Carl Boberg (original Swedish text, 1885), Stuart K. Hine (English adaptation, 1949) |
|---|---|
| Original Release Date | 1885 (Swedish original); 1949 (English adaptation) |
| Release Type | hymn |
Boberg's 1886-published Swedish poem "O Store Gud" is set to a traditional (uncredited) Swedish folk melody. Stuart K. Hine's widely-sung English version — which adds two verses of his own, not translated from Boberg — was finalized in 1949 and is a SEPARATE, still-copyrighted work owned by Manna Music; only the original Swedish text is public domain. Stuart K. Hine has no dedicated Wikipedia article (confirmed absent); bio available at hymnologyarchive.com/stuart-k-hine and hopepublishing.com/1519/.
Spotify/Apple Music/YouTube listening links for this cover aren't published here yet — pending real per-song streaming URLs, not fabricated placeholders.