Great is thy...Workmanship?!

One of the great attributes that theological education presents is one of challenge. During this, my last semester, I've had the pleasure of taking a class called the Ministry of Worship. One of our assignments was to write a hymn. Being that I have very little musical scoring ability, one of the options was that we were allowed to take a current hymn tune and just change the words. So what happens when I write a hymn? Not the best of hymns. Behold! Great is thy... workmanship?!

(To the tune of Great is thy Faithfulness and based on Psalm 19)


Great is thy workmanship, Lord of Creation
The world testifies to all that you do
The Heavens declare, they proclaim all of your works
There is nothing that exists without You

Great is thy workmanship
Great is thy workmanship
Day after day they pour forth all their speech
You have created all things that exist
Great is thy workmanship, every good thing

O Lord, your law, it is so perfect
It revives the soul and makes wise common man
Your statutes are true, they are very trustworthy
They are more precious then gold in one’s hand

Great is thy workmanship
Great is thy workmanship
Day after day they pour forth all their speech
You have created all things that exist
Great is thy workmanship, every good thing

Lord, keep your servant, from his mistakes
May they not hold much power over me
Then I’ll be blameless, and free of transgression
The words of my mouth be pleasing and sweet

Great is thy workmanship
Great is thy workmanship
Day after day they pour forth all their speech
You have created all things that exist
Great is thy workmanship, every good thing