O store Gud...

And then of course, this is why I found that new link - the world famous Swedish hymn "O store Gud", translated from Swedish to Russian and from Russian to English: "How Great Thou Art". It is said to be the 2nd most popular hymn in the world, only preceded by Amazing Grace.

This is how they do it in South Korea :-) :
How Great Thou Art in Korean, concert version

This is a very popular hymn in the USA, and it is translated to over 100 languages, I have been told. Naturally, this hymn is hard come by in the U.K (a rivalry phenomenon, or ecumenical differences?) and in also Norway, but I guess you may come across it in a baptist church, for all I know, as it was the American baptist minister Billy Graham that really made it so popular. In Sweden this hymn belongs to the Lutheran tradition.

Just let me say it once and for all: None of the translations I have seen can match the beauty of the original Swedish version! You'll find it as no. 11 in the Swedish hymn book "Den svenska psalmboken" (catch up on your Swedish first!).

New link added

I added a new link: Swedish hymn book (in Swedish)

This is a very informative site, and really an eye-opener to me regarding hymnology in Sweden. I have never bothered to dig into the heap of Swedish hymns and history, but now I see what I have been missing. I can read and understand Swedish quite well (can not speak it, though) so I don't know why I haven't been interested in finding out more. For your information Norwegian is very similar to Swedish (more similar than Dutch to German).