About “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Thomas Chisholm wrote the text in 1923, reflecting on God's steady faithfulness across an ordinary life rather than any single dramatic event, and William Runyan, who was associated with Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing, set it to music that same year. The hymn is built directly on Lamentations 3:22-23. This recording comes from The Worship Initiative, the worship training ministry founded by Shane Barnard and Shane Everett of Shane & Shane, and appears on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 6, released in August 2014.
Written by Thomas O. Chisholm and William M. Runyan · Released 2014 on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 6 · CCLI #18723
- The hymn is the unofficial school hymn of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
- George Beverly Shea and the Billy Graham crusades carried it to international audiences
Scripture Lamentations 3:22-23
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”?
Thomas O. Chisholm and William M. Runyan. It was first released in 2014 on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 6.
What is “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” about?
Thomas Chisholm wrote the text in 1923, reflecting on God's steady faithfulness across an ordinary life rather than any single dramatic event, and William Runyan, who was associated with Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing, set it to music that same year. The hymn is built directly on Lamentations 3:22-23. This recording comes from The Worship Initiative, the worship training ministry founded by Shane Barnard and Shane Everett of Shane & Shane, and appears on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 6, released in August 2014.
How many churches sing “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”?
47 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Faithfulness, God's Love — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”?
It draws on Lamentations 3:22-23.