How Great Thou Art - The Petersens

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This is officially one of my favorite videos The Petersens have ever recorded. And I am not just saying that because I wasn't there haha.

We filmed "How Great Thou Art" at the chapel at College of the Ozarks where Katie, Matt and I went to college. Jason, one of our team, came and filmed some drone shots and it adds some nice visual variety we've never had before. And you just can't beat the message of the song!!

I know y'all will love this :)

~Ellen

🎶 Quick quiz - Since 2018 when Emmett and Aaron joined us in making videos, we have had 10 other songs with a reduced line up. Can you remember them all?! Scroll down for the answer! 🎶

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►This video:
Lead vocals and fiddle: ‪@katiepetersen‬
Harmony vocals and guitar: ‪@mattpetersen4000‬
Harmony vocals and mandolin: ‪@JuliannePetersen‬
Bass: Karen Petersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Missing: ‪@EllenHaygood‬, enjoying postpartum life   / dl8251ss6ul  

Key moments:
0:01 guitar
0:34 dobro comes in
1:04 fiddle
1:12 bass & mandolin come in
2:36 dobro
4:06 countermelody
4:30 outro

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio, and Aaron Clark and Jason Harvey for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com

Location: The chapel at College of the Ozarks https://www.keetercenter.edu
Here's a blurry video from our college days, filmed in the chapel    • Oh How I Need You - The Petersens (LIVE) a...  

►QUIZ ANSWER 🎶
As of August 2025, the 10 other songs are...
   • Julianne, Come On Home - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • Walls of Time - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • Forever and Ever, Amen - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • Yodel Blues - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • The Ring Song - The Petersens (LIVE) - A K...  
   • The Crawdad Song - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • The Old Churchyard - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • How Firm A Foundation - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • All Glory Be To Christ - The Petersens (LIVE)  
   • The Star-Spangled Banner - The Petersens (...  

Bonus points for...
   • Today - The Petersens (Ellen's Father-Daug...  

►LYRICS - How Great Thou Art
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

Then sings my soul, my Sav­ior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art [x2]

When through the woods and for­est glades I wan­der
And hear the birds sing sweet­ly in the trees
When I look down from lof­ty mount­ain gran­deur
And hear the brook and feel the gen­tle breeze

Then sings my soul, my Sav­ior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art [x2]

And when I think of God, His Son not spar­ing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my bur­den glad­ly bear­ing
He bled and died to take away my sin

When Christ shall come with shout of ac­cla­ma­tion
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I will bow in hum­ble ado­ra­tion
And there pro­claim, my God, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Sav­ior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Sav­ior God, to Thee
How great Thou art
How great Thou art (how great Thou art)
How great Thou art (how great Thou art)
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website https://petersenband.com/about-the-pe...

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