They are new every morning great is your faithfulness.” Jeremiah, on the other hand, was in tumultuous circumstances when writing Lamentations. Instead, he found truth in the words he encountered in Lamentations 3:22-23: “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. He did not write this hymn during a period of intense grief or after encountering God in a profound way. Thomas Chisholm, author of “Great is Thy Faithfulness” led a pretty ordinary life. It also reminds us that Jesus has never failed us in the past, so we have no reason to doubt his faithfulness in the future. Although I must not fail to record here the unfailing faithfulness of a covenant-keeping God and that He has given me many wonderful displays of His providing care, for which I am filled with astonishing gratefulness." The hymn reminds us that God doesn't only work in dramatic or miraculous ways, but also in simple, everyday ways. He wrote, "My income has not been large at any time due to impaired health in the earlier years which has followed me on until now.
Unlike many hymns that have heart-wrenching stories behind them (for instance "It Is Well With My Soul"), "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" is inspired by the simple realization that God is at work in our lives on a daily basis. Thomas Chisholm, the author of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" and 1200 other poems was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1866, and he lived a pretty unremarkable life: he worked as a school teacher, a newspaper editor, and insurance agent, then he retired and spent his remaining days at the Methodist Home for the Aged in New Jersey.
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