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.

Mt. Sinai, Egypt

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Tel Aviv, Israel

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 see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

Provo Canyon, Utah

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

Jerusalem, Israel

And when I think, that 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.

Upolu, Samoa

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

North Island, New Zealand

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

San Felipe, Mexico

Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,

And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

Samammish, Washington

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

What a beautiful, beautiful world. I cannot help but proclaim "How Great Thou Art!"

I am having my first bout of homesickness in a long, long time.  The last time I remember being sincerely homesick was in 6th grade when I spent a week at BYU's gymnastics camp.  I always miss my family when we are apart, but this time is different.  Like, I actually understand the "sick" part of the term "homesick."  I feel lame for wanting to be close to them when I am here in Israel living the dream... but I just miss my family.  What can I say?  It's hard to believe that we are so grown up and spread apart leading our own unique lives these days.  I sometimes long for the days when we fought over dish duty and complained about yard work :)  

It is easier for me to be away from my family as I marvel at the beauty all around me, and anticipate spending the eternities with the people I love most!