The Statler Brothers - How Great Thou Art

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  • The Statler Brothers sing "How Great Thou Art" from their "An Evening With The Statler Brothers" TV show. This is the one that has Lew DeWitt on it, it was taped shortly before he got too sick to travel with the Statlers any longer.
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  • @JCHUSAF47
    @JCHUSAF47 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is what Gospel and Country Music is all about. The true talent to sing a beautiful song with nothing taking away anything. The Statler Brothers were and will always be a big part of the reason that I love Music, true country and gospel at it's best

  • @vickyschnorbus4166
    @vickyschnorbus4166 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    One of the greatest songs ever written/sung.

  • @hazeybaby759902
    @hazeybaby759902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    My mom always cranked this song every time she listened to the CD's. She was put on hospice on July 27th of 2016. She lived for another 3 weeks, and in the hour of her passing, I played her this song! She went as peaceful as can be! Every sunday, I am in my office, I have her candle burning, along side her Urn, and I play this a couple times.Thank you for all your GREAT music!

  • @gloriaberry3038
    @gloriaberry3038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the best quartets ever! Never get tired of listening to them!!

  • @pennygates87
    @pennygates87 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I grew up listening to these fellows. They are my favorite by far. Every harmony is so spot on. We miss them.

  • @annrousseau8793
    @annrousseau8793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is what we sang for my dad when he passed…..he absolutely loved this song❤️❤️💔💔💔💔

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  • @rebeccalong4547
    @rebeccalong4547 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8 years ago today we laid my beautiful Grandma to rest. This was her favorite song.

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  • @ssgdean1969
    @ssgdean1969 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Statler Brothers have always been a religious experience for me.

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  • @catherinebeasley8631
    @catherinebeasley8631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    so sad that DeWitt became too ill to keep touring and died so young. Never be anyone else like him.

    • @gregnormal5101
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    • @ruthcantrell-lq5fr
      @ruthcantrell-lq5fr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You are so right, I could listen to Lew day and night.

  • @rose473
    @rose473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    this has always been my favorite version of this song. God bless the Statler brothers

  • @SolaJocoLoca1
    @SolaJocoLoca1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    First time I heard them sing this song, I was driving. Turned the radio up. The DJ said that is so good, he just had to play it again, and he did. I bought the album that day 😁.

    • @stefanlund7849
      @stefanlund7849 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 1885, Carl Boberg, a Swedish editor and future politician, was walking home in the bayside town of Mönsterås, located on Sweden’s south-eastern coast. A thunderhead appeared on the horizon. Lightning flashed. Thunderclaps shook the air, sending Boberg running for shelter.
      When the storm began to relent, he rushed home. He opened his windows to let in the fresh bay air, and the vision of tranquility that greeted him stirred something deep in his soul. The sky had cleared. Thrushes sang, and in the distance, the resonant knell of church bells sounded. With the juxtaposition between the roaring thunderstorm and such bucolic calm as background, Boberg sat down and wrote “O Store Gud”-the poem that, through a winding series of events would become “How Great Thou Art.”
      After being published in a local newspaper, an unknown Swede put “O Store Gud” to the tune of a Swedish folk song, whose name has also been lost to history. In the late 1800s several versions were published, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s that “O Store Gud,” which translates literally to “O Mighty God,” hopped the Swedish border.
      In the first decade of the 20th century the song was translated into German. A handful of years later a Russian version appeared. The first English language version wouldn’t be penned until 1925. But this English iteration, translated by the Swedish-American E. Gustav Johnson, is a far cry from the song we know today. It took another quarter century, a British missionary, and a new translation before the song developed into its now recognizable form.
      In the early 1930s, Stuart K. Hine, an English missionary, first heard the Russian version of “O Store Gud” while in the Ukraine. For years he and his wife sang the song with locals before he finally sat down and translated it into English. Translation is of course more art than science, and Hine took some liberties, most particularly with the title, which in 1949 he rechristened “How Great Thou Art.”
      Hine published his English translation alongside the Russian version in Grace and Peace, a magazine that he published and was circulated to missionaries in over 15 countries. The story of “How Great Thou Art” might have ended here, in relative obscurity, were it not for a British-American theologian traveling to India, a singing cowboy, and a popular American evangelist on a self-described crusade.
      When J. Edwin Orr, a British-American theologian and evangelist, travelled to India in 1954, music was the farthest thing from his mind. He was there to preach. But while there he heard an English version of “How Great Thou Art” sung by a Naga choir from the state of Assam in north-eastern India. He was so impressed by the song he brought it back to America and had it performed at a conference for college students where he was speaking.
      In attendance at that fateful conference were the children of Tim Spencer, a singing cowboy and actor who had found fame singing in the Sons of the Pioneers alongside Bob Nolan and Roy Rogers. At that time, Spencer owned Mana Music, Inc, a publisher of Christian music. He quickly arranged to buy the rights to the song and then did what all good publishers do-he started pushing the song.
      As late as 1954, “How Great Thou Art” remained all but unknown in the U.S., but with Mana Music’s backing the song eventually landed in the hands of George Beverly Shea, famed soloist in Billy Graham’s travelling crusade. Graham reportedly loved the song and quickly made it his evangelical crusade’s signature song. Given Graham’s reach, Shea all but introduced the song to the nation. He sang it live on radio, before stadiums filled with thousands of people-and during nationally televised events like the 1957 Madison Square Garden Crusade, which ran for 16 weeks and was viewed by an estimated 96 million people.
      Then came Elvis. Though Shea and other popular artists like Tennessee Ernie Ford and Loretta Lynn recorded versions before him, Elvis’s recordings-his more restrained studio version from 1967 and his slightly looser live version from 1974, both of which earned him Grammys-are generally considered the canonical versions against which all others are compared. That said, many people today think first of Carrie Underwood’s chart-topping rendition from 2011.
      Regardless of your favorite recording, when we reflect upon the various chance encounters and serendipitous occurrences that combined to birth “How Great Thou Art” and bring it to prominence, it’s hard not to be awed by the sheer improbability of it all; fate, dumb luck, God’s grace, call it what you will, the path from “O Store Gud” to “How Great Thou Art” is nothing if not unlikely. And still today is sung at Church of Sweden!

  • @suesensenig548
    @suesensenig548 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My dad loved these guys. I have happy memories of listening to them (and singing along). Sometimes I just have to go back 40-45 years and listen to them.

    • @gregnormal5101
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  • @j.r.5130
    @j.r.5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Rest in peace Harold Reid! A great bass singer!

    • @maryhill7694
      @maryhill7694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In my mind he's the best. I'm sure he and Lew are in heaven singing for the God they lovingly shared with the world in song.

    • @alexdawe-le4vj
      @alexdawe-le4vj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed

  • @jameshenderson3238
    @jameshenderson3238 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The first time I ever heard the Statler Brothers was over 50 years ago when they opened for a Johnny Cash concert. I knew then they were great and listened to them to this day. Miss you Harold and Lou.....RIP

  • @kristalbartmann5504
    @kristalbartmann5504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My father, who has been gone for 16 years used to sing this. It always reminds me of him. He, too, had a beautiful voice. We played this at his funeral. They Statler Brothers sing this beautiful hymn. My favorite version

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @aliceshoemaker4821
    @aliceshoemaker4821 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When they sing it goes to my very soul and makes me feel at piece. I play their songs over and over.

    • @gregnormal5101
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  • @teresalona8450
    @teresalona8450 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is so beautiful. The melody was played at our Mother’s Funeral and I cried all the way thru it.

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Teresa

    • @alexdawe-le4vj
      @alexdawe-le4vj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My mother would not have liked it, because she was an atheist, but I love it

  • @maryhill7694
    @maryhill7694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This is, for me, the one and only ultimate recording of this beloved gospel song. It was my father's favorite and and I offered it up as the last song loved ones sang at his funeral, and in my mind he was strong, sitting in his favorite chair singing, eyes closed, singing loud an lovingly to the God he adored. Wish I could tell these wonderful singers how he an I are for the talent and love they infuse into every song they performed.

  • @genewatson9595
    @genewatson9595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    what a terrific song , and you hardly hear anymore. He is great , He has done so much
    and we don't recognize it

  • @janerandall9409
    @janerandall9409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My mother is 100 and has pneumonia. Playing religious music like How Great Thou Are and familiar music from the past like Blueberry Hill, a sentimental song my mom loves. is very comforting too. This music helps put my mom to sleep which she needs to heal.

  • @lindayeager4740
    @lindayeager4740 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Statler Brothers will always be number one in gospel music for me! I love them all for sharing their talent.

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Linda

    • @stefanlund7849
      @stefanlund7849 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 1885, Carl Boberg, a Swedish editor and future politician, was walking home in the bayside town of Mönsterås, located on Sweden’s south-eastern coast. A thunderhead appeared on the horizon. Lightning flashed. Thunderclaps shook the air, sending Boberg running for shelter.
      When the storm began to relent, he rushed home. He opened his windows to let in the fresh bay air, and the vision of tranquility that greeted him stirred something deep in his soul. The sky had cleared. Thrushes sang, and in the distance, the resonant knell of church bells sounded. With the juxtaposition between the roaring thunderstorm and such bucolic calm as background, Boberg sat down and wrote “O Store Gud”-the poem that, through a winding series of events would become “How Great Thou Art.”
      After being published in a local newspaper, an unknown Swede put “O Store Gud” to the tune of a Swedish folk song, whose name has also been lost to history. In the late 1800s several versions were published, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s that “O Store Gud,” which translates literally to “O Mighty God,” hopped the Swedish border.
      In the first decade of the 20th century the song was translated into German. A handful of years later a Russian version appeared. The first English language version wouldn’t be penned until 1925. But this English iteration, translated by the Swedish-American E. Gustav Johnson, is a far cry from the song we know today. It took another quarter century, a British missionary, and a new translation before the song developed into its now recognizable form.
      In the early 1930s, Stuart K. Hine, an English missionary, first heard the Russian version of “O Store Gud” while in the Ukraine. For years he and his wife sang the song with locals before he finally sat down and translated it into English. Translation is of course more art than science, and Hine took some liberties, most particularly with the title, which in 1949 he rechristened “How Great Thou Art.”
      Hine published his English translation alongside the Russian version in Grace and Peace, a magazine that he published and was circulated to missionaries in over 15 countries. The story of “How Great Thou Art” might have ended here, in relative obscurity, were it not for a British-American theologian traveling to India, a singing cowboy, and a popular American evangelist on a self-described crusade.
      When J. Edwin Orr, a British-American theologian and evangelist, travelled to India in 1954, music was the farthest thing from his mind. He was there to preach. But while there he heard an English version of “How Great Thou Art” sung by a Naga choir from the state of Assam in north-eastern India. He was so impressed by the song he brought it back to America and had it performed at a conference for college students where he was speaking.
      In attendance at that fateful conference were the children of Tim Spencer, a singing cowboy and actor who had found fame singing in the Sons of the Pioneers alongside Bob Nolan and Roy Rogers. At that time, Spencer owned Mana Music, Inc, a publisher of Christian music. He quickly arranged to buy the rights to the song and then did what all good publishers do-he started pushing the song.
      As late as 1954, “How Great Thou Art” remained all but unknown in the U.S., but with Mana Music’s backing the song eventually landed in the hands of George Beverly Shea, famed soloist in Billy Graham’s travelling crusade. Graham reportedly loved the song and quickly made it his evangelical crusade’s signature song. Given Graham’s reach, Shea all but introduced the song to the nation. He sang it live on radio, before stadiums filled with thousands of people-and during nationally televised events like the 1957 Madison Square Garden Crusade, which ran for 16 weeks and was viewed by an estimated 96 million people.
      Then came Elvis. Though Shea and other popular artists like Tennessee Ernie Ford and Loretta Lynn recorded versions before him, Elvis’s recordings-his more restrained studio version from 1967 and his slightly looser live version from 1974, both of which earned him Grammys-are generally considered the canonical versions against which all others are compared. That said, many people today think first of Carrie Underwood’s chart-topping rendition from 2011.
      Regardless of your favorite recording, when we reflect upon the various chance encounters and serendipitous occurrences that combined to birth “How Great Thou Art” and bring it to prominence, it’s hard not to be awed by the sheer improbability of it all; fate, dumb luck, God’s grace, call it what you will, the path from “O Store Gud” to “How Great Thou Art” is nothing if not unlikely.

  • @752brickie
    @752brickie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Lew and Harold are reunited again and singing before the Throne of GOD !

  • @star417
    @star417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I won’t be the first or last on this thread to say it, but Lew Dewitt was an incredible talent who was lost far too young. What a voice.

    • @catherinebeasley8631
      @catherinebeasley8631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It is heart breaking that Lew became ill and died so young .A voice that will never be matched.

    • @shelbythomas382
      @shelbythomas382 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes he was

    • @ernestcoker3524
      @ernestcoker3524 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely 💯

    • @rebeccamartin6052
      @rebeccamartin6052 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel blessed to have seen them once before Lew quit touring. They were still a wonderful group but never quite the same without him.

    • @TheDavBow3
      @TheDavBow3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lew had the most pure tenor voice ever. He harmonized so well and his voice blended so perfectly with the other 3. So many tenors are so piercing with their voices and almost dominate the others. Lew's voice was so complimentary and beautiful. Lew was only the lead when he was supposed to.

  • @stevebowser6977
    @stevebowser6977 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The greatest group singing the greatest hymn.

  • @greylocks3272
    @greylocks3272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    No words are available to us to describe the beauty and majesty of this message. Be thankful ..... every day.

  • @danf-gg4lk
    @danf-gg4lk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's 2023 and this is still quite possibly the best song ever.

  • @n1umj
    @n1umj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Harmony that can't be matched, never mind will, no one can match a sound like this. I grew up listening to their music and just in complete awe at the harmony they have. Trully one of the greatest bands ever and this is the best version of this song ever.

    • @tiffanykueny
      @tiffanykueny ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree☺️❤️

    • @vilmadsouza7699
      @vilmadsouza7699 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Miss the Statler Brothers so much

  • @tiffanykueny
    @tiffanykueny ปีที่แล้ว +9

    They do this song so beautifully.

  • @suzannecoleman8298
    @suzannecoleman8298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many years ago I was 18 years old the Statler Bro’s music was introduced to me.I had never heard anything like it before. The music was on an LP record, it’s a wonder I didn’t wear it out. I just played and played . Now I’m 64 years old and have just listened to it again. Their voices haven’t changed at all. The harmony they would sing together was simply beautiful, something that has stayed with me. Hearing this tonight has bought back many memories. Would love to have a CD of their music. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this music laying in bed.❤️God blessed them with Angelic voices.

  • @robgrillo5573
    @robgrillo5573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite hymn of all time. It always brings tears to my eyes. R. I. P. Mr. DeWitt.

  • @williamdrager2382
    @williamdrager2382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lew DeWill has a beautiful voice--so sad he passed away so young.

  • @voliscar
    @voliscar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is rare brothers coming together with such talents and sharing it with the world thanks so much to you all God bless you all always.

  • @westondecker68
    @westondecker68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember when Lew left. I was devastated.

  • @kittysheehy8787
    @kittysheehy8787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was on the first album I bought and I came to the Lord! Has blessed my heart for over 50 years!

  • @debby579
    @debby579 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    How great is this song and their harmonius voices!

  • @brettroberts990
    @brettroberts990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Just not sure why 668 people would dislike this group or this song. That was my daddy’s favorite song. We played that at his funeral. He was 84 and still sang this song. What an enjoyment these guys gave us. ❤️❤️

    • @jerrscott6373
      @jerrscott6373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People who do not have a relationship with God nor an appreciation of quality music..

  • @meriamlazo2927
    @meriamlazo2927 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My favorite gospel song.."How Great Thou Art'..

  • @rodneycremeans9992
    @rodneycremeans9992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Praises be always to Jesus Christ

  • @johnmarler9294
    @johnmarler9294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I absolutely loved this song and no one can do it better than the Statler Brothers!,,!

    • @stefanlund7849
      @stefanlund7849 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a Swedish hymn from 1860 and sung every christmas in Scandinavian churches! th-cam.com/video/uWOFkA5ZAls/w-d-xo.html

  • @shawndowdy7697
    @shawndowdy7697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    these guys could sing! thank you for giving us a reason to love and live for so many years!!!

  • @bettyhanson9576
    @bettyhanson9576 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this done by the original Statlers.Says a lot how I need to start my day.

  • @douglasmasterson443
    @douglasmasterson443 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful music....and of course the Lyrics are unsurpassed !! Overall what really "seals it for me"...are the Harmonies!!

  • @1978garfield
    @1978garfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I miss Lew. All of the guys are super talented, including Jimmy Fortune. However there was just something about Lew . A little touch of sorrow in his voice. Great performer and a criminally underrated songwriter as well.

  • @Sierras-uk7xo
    @Sierras-uk7xo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Rest in peace, Harold. The Statlers were always one of my favorites. This is one of my favorites of their songs.

  • @krisbartmann8213
    @krisbartmann8213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We just lost a dear friend of ours to cancer. Hits close to home, as cancer STOLE my father from us 16 years ago. This was a favorite of his

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @janetmartin5441
    @janetmartin5441 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this old song I’m 84 in august 29

  • @kathleenkennedy9221
    @kathleenkennedy9221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song reminds of my Dad.

    • @gregnormal5101
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  • @virginiaevans3046
    @virginiaevans3046 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    AMERICANA AT ITS VERY BEST!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU,

  • @sofiatatman4777
    @sofiatatman4777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have cancer and listen to this beautiful song makes me feel so wonderful this made my day.
    Thank you brothers😘

  • @karenrenner2237
    @karenrenner2237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have always loved to listen to them singing they were all so great Rest in Piece Harold one of the greatest groups ever

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @karenrenner2237
      @karenrenner2237 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gregnormal5101 they are the best to bad after they retired Harold died I have always loved there music I have several of there cds play them all th time when i am in my car

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karenrenner2237 Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all their songs is your favorite? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @Awannabestylist
    @Awannabestylist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The very best harmony I have ever heard. They were in a class all by themselves. I love literally all of their songs. Their roots really shine on the old gospel standards. I remember watching their TV show where the highlight was the gospel number sung with just the piano player.

  • @nitasparacina5213
    @nitasparacina5213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song will live on forever! If we’re true believers of our Savior and true to his word, well it will! Only if we’re walking in his will and to know and really know how much he loves us!!!

  • @TheDmkfromin
    @TheDmkfromin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is probably my favorite performance of this awesome hymn.

    • @stefanlund7849
      @stefanlund7849 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 1885, Carl Boberg, a Swedish editor and future politician, was walking home in the bayside town of Mönsterås, located on Sweden’s south-eastern coast. A thunderhead appeared on the horizon. Lightning flashed. Thunderclaps shook the air, sending Boberg running for shelter.
      When the storm began to relent, he rushed home. He opened his windows to let in the fresh bay air, and the vision of tranquility that greeted him stirred something deep in his soul. The sky had cleared. Thrushes sang, and in the distance, the resonant knell of church bells sounded. With the juxtaposition between the roaring thunderstorm and such bucolic calm as background, Boberg sat down and wrote “O Store Gud”-the poem that, through a winding series of events would become “How Great Thou Art.”
      After being published in a local newspaper, an unknown Swede put “O Store Gud” to the tune of a Swedish folk song, whose name has also been lost to history. In the late 1800s several versions were published, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s that “O Store Gud,” which translates literally to “O Mighty God,” hopped the Swedish border.
      In the first decade of the 20th century the song was translated into German. A handful of years later a Russian version appeared. The first English language version wouldn’t be penned until 1925. But this English iteration, translated by the Swedish-American E. Gustav Johnson, is a far cry from the song we know today. It took another quarter century, a British missionary, and a new translation before the song developed into its now recognizable form.
      In the early 1930s, Stuart K. Hine, an English missionary, first heard the Russian version of “O Store Gud” while in the Ukraine. For years he and his wife sang the song with locals before he finally sat down and translated it into English. Translation is of course more art than science, and Hine took some liberties, most particularly with the title, which in 1949 he rechristened “How Great Thou Art.”
      Hine published his English translation alongside the Russian version in Grace and Peace, a magazine that he published and was circulated to missionaries in over 15 countries. The story of “How Great Thou Art” might have ended here, in relative obscurity, were it not for a British-American theologian traveling to India, a singing cowboy, and a popular American evangelist on a self-described crusade.
      When J. Edwin Orr, a British-American theologian and evangelist, travelled to India in 1954, music was the farthest thing from his mind. He was there to preach. But while there he heard an English version of “How Great Thou Art” sung by a Naga choir from the state of Assam in north-eastern India. He was so impressed by the song he brought it back to America and had it performed at a conference for college students where he was speaking.
      In attendance at that fateful conference were the children of Tim Spencer, a singing cowboy and actor who had found fame singing in the Sons of the Pioneers alongside Bob Nolan and Roy Rogers. At that time, Spencer owned Mana Music, Inc, a publisher of Christian music. He quickly arranged to buy the rights to the song and then did what all good publishers do-he started pushing the song.
      As late as 1954, “How Great Thou Art” remained all but unknown in the U.S., but with Mana Music’s backing the song eventually landed in the hands of George Beverly Shea, famed soloist in Billy Graham’s travelling crusade. Graham reportedly loved the song and quickly made it his evangelical crusade’s signature song. Given Graham’s reach, Shea all but introduced the song to the nation. He sang it live on radio, before stadiums filled with thousands of people-and during nationally televised events like the 1957 Madison Square Garden Crusade, which ran for 16 weeks and was viewed by an estimated 96 million people.
      Then came Elvis. Though Shea and other popular artists like Tennessee Ernie Ford and Loretta Lynn recorded versions before him, Elvis’s recordings-his more restrained studio version from 1967 and his slightly looser live version from 1974, both of which earned him Grammys-are generally considered the canonical versions against which all others are compared. That said, many people today think first of Carrie Underwood’s chart-topping rendition from 2011.
      Regardless of your favorite recording, when we reflect upon the various chance encounters and serendipitous occurrences that combined to birth “How Great Thou Art” and bring it to prominence, it’s hard not to be awed by the sheer improbability of it all; fate, dumb luck, God’s grace, call it what you will, the path from “O Store Gud” to “How Great Thou Art” is nothing if not unlikely. th-cam.com/video/uWOFkA5ZAls/w-d-xo.html

  • @tucker327
    @tucker327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandpa loved the Statler Brothers and this was his favorite song. And just at the age of 12 I started to catch on and listen to the Statler Brothers. For Christmas and my Birthday I received the O Happy Day record and a few others. Then a week ago my Grandpa had a brain bleed which took his life. I know he is always looking down at me and he is in a lot better place. He is also with the dear lord and probably meeting his parents after a long time. I will always love my Grandpa and thank him daily of the music that he influenced me with.
    Arkie.L Vandeventer 1937-2020
    I will miss you Grandpa

    • @rileycoffelt907
      @rileycoffelt907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen. Absent from the body present with the Lord

  • @Hescomingagain
    @Hescomingagain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Harold just died today, what a loss, but heavens gain..♥ ♥

    • @neldajohnson6879
      @neldajohnson6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so sad. So glad we got to see them every Jan until they retired. They were sing at the GRAND THEATRE IN GALVESTON TX.

    • @rogermcmanus3805
      @rogermcmanus3805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@neldajohnson6879 aàaaàaaaaa

    • @judithgrominger4253
      @judithgrominger4253 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad to learn of this. Thanks.

    • @davidbaird6011
      @davidbaird6011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Loved there music so much

    • @mikefournier2601
      @mikefournier2601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They did a very good man god want him to come a sing with his angels he know he was sick an had to come home

  • @nancyrussell991
    @nancyrussell991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    NOBODY DID THIS SONG LIKE THE STATLERS.

    • @barbarashaw8136
      @barbarashaw8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is the most beautiful song, it comforts me.

    • @maryhodgmond3918
      @maryhodgmond3918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Elvis

    • @marlenalinne7958
      @marlenalinne7958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nobody did ANY song like the Statler Brothers.

    • @dakotase
      @dakotase 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They do this wonderfully, but the true impact of this song can not even come close to that of George Beverly Shea.

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello how are you doing

  • @janiepalubin9886
    @janiepalubin9886 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nobody sings this hymn like the Statler Brothers!

  • @williamdrager2382
    @williamdrager2382 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Lew Dewitt had a beautiful voice---he really made the group really sound amazing.

  • @johnjohnson2855
    @johnjohnson2855 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sure miss real country music.

  • @Dejeep99
    @Dejeep99 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this makes me miss my childhood.

  • @philomenaclarke449
    @philomenaclarke449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How beautiful hadn’t heard this before. Thank for posting

  • @brianwilson9828
    @brianwilson9828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn! Lew beltin out the falsetto!!

  • @kellyshort2858
    @kellyshort2858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Rest in Peace Harold, gone but never forgotten!! One of the best!

  • @annecrocker1327
    @annecrocker1327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How Great Thou Art is one of my favorite gospel hymns. I have several others but since I haven't looked through a hymn book since the sixth of this month I don't off hand remember them, maybe on the twentieth of this month when I am in the sanctuary again I will get a chance to look up my other favorite gospel hymns and composers

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @bgbalser7311
    @bgbalser7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was honored to spend some time with Harold and Don one day in Clifton Forge'VA. Both were true gentlemen in every since of the word and they made me feel like they had known me for years. I miss the Statlers and I'm really am going to miss Harold. Rest easy my friend... Barry

  • @bettye444
    @bettye444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just glorious pure talent.

  • @toniosterloth1473
    @toniosterloth1473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Magnificent! Saw them perform in Chico, CA and in Redding, CA. Superb! 💖⭐

  • @haroldbertrand852
    @haroldbertrand852 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Statler Brothers have always one of my favorite gospel groups. And this is one of my favorite songs.

  • @joncechvala4777
    @joncechvala4777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great gift from God.... amazing !!!

  • @carolynbenge9392
    @carolynbenge9392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My all time favorite song!

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @3ormorecharacterstimes2
    @3ormorecharacterstimes2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The world today needs this. All the greatest music and artists ever created have come and most niw are gone from this earth, but their music remains. As time goes by, their songs are heard fewer and fewer times, as the world around us is crumbling into chaos.

  • @barbarashaw8136
    @barbarashaw8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lew had such a beautiful voice.. He was very nice too

  • @anthonyhamel3148
    @anthonyhamel3148 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love my grandma for listening to this when i was young. Miss you

  • @mikegibbs3030
    @mikegibbs3030 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    People these Godly Men can truly touch HEARTS...MAKE you stop and think about your lives and how much GOD really means to each of us....HOW GREAT THOU ART!!!!!

  • @RegulusFen
    @RegulusFen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    not a better band nor not a better performance of this song and band - TY for this post as I have tears of joy

  • @scottywood4503
    @scottywood4503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God gave us a wonderful group what wonderful voices

  • @rose473
    @rose473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    their version has always been my favorite. I have missed them so much. We know where Harold is now. Eternally happy

  • @lilyviterbo4907
    @lilyviterbo4907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely song and wonderfully sang by the group! Love it. This my dad’s favorite hymn!❤️❤️❤️

  • @loribreeuwsma
    @loribreeuwsma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love gospel music and grew up listening and singing to it. I especially listened to you folks and love your music. I truly wish you all the best.

  • @vickimote9498
    @vickimote9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My twin loved Harold. Now they are in Heaven together.

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @sharonatkinson5205
    @sharonatkinson5205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As a Believer in Jesus' shed blood as payment for our sins,I guarantee you that Harold does rest in Peace!
    All the guys know Jesus as their Savior!!

    • @gregnormal5101
      @gregnormal5101 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @michellepost5232
    @michellepost5232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They could sing anything. I grew up hearing their old songs, I especially like Do You Remember These. Harold was my favorite of the group. They had a variety show on tv, the late 1970s, I think. It only lasted one season, and I always watched it.

  • @shirleymorris7481
    @shirleymorris7481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    No one has a voice as beautiful as Lew DeWitt

  • @brandonriggs1788
    @brandonriggs1788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brings my childhood back. Grandpa playing his guitar and the two of us singing this song. I am glad he taught me about the Statlers and their music.

  • @AngelaSmith-di2uw
    @AngelaSmith-di2uw ปีที่แล้ว

    My, Mama Past Away. I, Have her Gospel Casettes of The famous Gospel Statler Brothers

  • @nancyblood9738
    @nancyblood9738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I totally love this group. RIP Harold

  • @seanmitchell7660
    @seanmitchell7660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Rest in peace Harold. Your singing with God now.

  • @mssandy90
    @mssandy90 14 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This is great. Have never seen this one. No one on this earth can sing this song better than the Statlers. It's wonderful to see Lew looking well. May he rest in peace. Thank you very much for this post. Very much appreciated.

  • @lynncameron9885
    @lynncameron9885 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I so miss them.. Wonderful group.. These ppl today don't know what music is

    • @davidarneson7682
      @davidarneson7682 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really Lynn! What is ppl???? People like there music. Not all like yours. I love these guys but my younger family looks at me like !
      Really? Lynn, your beautiful and just accept the differance taste. Love You

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Lynn

  • @edwinlonas2162
    @edwinlonas2162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an awesome group. Beautiful song!

  • @shirleyhoskinson4339
    @shirleyhoskinson4339 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible. Beautiful song and amazing talent

  • @barbarashaw8136
    @barbarashaw8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss Lew. He helped me one day!

  • @SuperSandisandi
    @SuperSandisandi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    such wonderful harmony!!I love these guys!

  • @marshallmills8368
    @marshallmills8368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hallelujah How Great Thou Truly Art Lord

  • @billgreenthumb69
    @billgreenthumb69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I HAVE LOVED THE STATLER BROTHER THE FIRST TIME A HEARD THEM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO

  • @audreysimon2887
    @audreysimon2887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is my favourite hymn we sing in church

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello how are you

    • @audreysimon2887
      @audreysimon2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christiandonaldson31 am fine thank you

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@audreysimon2887 hope you are safe from the virus?

    • @audreysimon2887
      @audreysimon2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christiandonaldson31 yes thank you staying safe it’s so stressful though I think we are all in the same boat am in Liverpool England we’re you from please

    • @christiandonaldson31
      @christiandonaldson31 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@audreysimon2887 I'm texting from Texas. Good to know you are safe in this scary time . Will like to know you more my friend

  • @joycecoughlin3458
    @joycecoughlin3458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Fly high in the heavens with our GOD, Harold Reid!

  • @chadedwards1968
    @chadedwards1968 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greatest gospel song ever

  • @alexdawe-le4vj
    @alexdawe-le4vj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How great thou art, God bless everyone

  • @catmoore28580
    @catmoore28580 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Still, and always, one of the greatest praise songs