Teleo in Greek Means: It is Finished

How Great Thou Art

2011-12-08T06:45:00.001-08:00

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

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!

"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg (1859–1940) in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition. It was popularized by George Beverly Shea and Cliff Barrows during the Billy Graham crusades. It was voted the United Kingdom's favorite hymn by BBC's Songs of Praise. "How Great Thou Art" was ranked second (after "Amazing Grace") on a list of the favorite hymns of all time in a survey by Today's Christian magazine in 2001.

Thank you Lord

Amazing Grace

2011-12-06T22:07:00.000-08:00

All I can say is WOW! If this doesn’t light your fire, your wood’s wet! What a lesson and sung with such passion.

At Carnegie Hall, gospel singer Wintley Phipps delivers perhaps the most powerful rendition of Amazing Grace ever recorded.

He says, "A lot of people don't realize that just about all Negro spirituals are written on the black notes of the piano. Probably the most famous on this slave scale was written by John Newton, who used to be the captain of a slave ship, and many believe he heard this melody that sounds very much like a West African sorrow chant. And it has a haunting, haunting plaintive quality to it that reaches past your arrogance, past your pride, and it speaks to that part of you that's in bondage. And we feel it. We feel it. It's just one of the most amazing melodies in all of human history."

After sharing the noteworthy history of the song, Mr. Phipps delivers a stirring performance that brings the audience to its feet!

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. Read more about his amazing grace today.

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Teleo Means it is Finished: Strong's Number: 5055

2011-12-06T11:28:00.001-08:00

Source:

The New Testament Greek Lexicon

Strong's Number: 5055

teleÑw

Original Word

Word Origin

teleÑw

from (5056)

Transliterated Word

Phonetic Spelling

Teleo

tel-eh'-o

Parts of Speech

TDNT

Verb

8:57,1161

Definition

to bring to a close, to finish, to end

passed, finished

to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)

with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command
with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil

to pay

of tribute

"It is finished or paid" John 19:30

Translated Words

KJV (26) - accomplish, 4; expire, 1; finish, 8; fulfil, 7; misc, 3; pay, 2; perform, 1; NAS (28) - accomplished, 3; carried, 1; carry, 1; completed, 3; finish, 1; finished, 11; fulfilled, 2; fulfilling, 1; keeps, 1; pay, 2; perfected, 1; performed, 1;

Verse Count

KJV

NAS

Matthew	6
Luke	4
John	2
Acts	1
Romans	2
Galatians	1
2 Timothy	1
James	1
Revelation	8

Matthew	7
Luke	4
John	2
Acts	1
Romans	2
2 Corinthians	1
Galatians	1
2 Timothy	1
James	1
Revelation	8

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