Michael Boots and his guitar Lucille have a great ear for a gospel tune. Thanks to both of them for sharing this version of How Great Thou Art, along with text (I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get it posted). Thanks also to Solomon Ratt for helping me with SRO spelling! I hope I’m not the only one who sings along!
| ni-manitôm ka-tipêyihcikêyan | ᓂᒪᓂᑑᒼ ᑲᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᑫᔭᐣ | How Great Thou Art |
| ni-manitôm ka-tipêyihcikêyan | ᓂᒪᓂᑑᒼ ᑲᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᑫᔭᐣ | O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder |
| ê-mâmaskâtêyihtamân tâpwê | ᐁᒫᒪᐢᑳᑌᔨᐦᑕᒫᐣ ᑖᐻ | Consider all the works Thy Hand hath made, |
| ka-osihtâyân kahkiyaw askiy | ᑲᐅᓯᐦᑖᔮᐣ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᐊᐢᑭᐩ | I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder |
| ki-sôhkâtisiwin misiwê nôkwan | ᑭᓲᐦᑳᑎᓯᐏᐣ ᒥᓯᐍ ᓅᑿᐣ | Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed |
| Chorus: | ||
| ninikamon ê-mamihcimitân | ᓂᓂᑲᒧᐣ ᐁᒪᒥᐦᒋᒥᑖᐣ | Then sings my soul, |
| ki-kihc-ayâwin, ki-kihc-ayâwin | ᑭᑭᐦᒐᔮᐏᐣ, ᑭᑭᐦᒐᔮᐏᐣ | My Savior God, to Thee, |
| ninikamon ê-mamihcimitân | ᓂᓂᑲᒧᐣ ᐁᒪᒥᐦᒋᒥᑖᐣ | How great Thou art! |
| ki-kihc-ayâwin, ki-kihc-ayâwin. | ᑭᑭᐦᒐᔮᐏᐣ, ᑭᑭᐦᒐᔮᐏᐣ᙮ | How great Thou art! |
| ispîhk sakâhk mêkwâc ê-pimohtêyân | ᐃᐢᐲᕽ ᓴᑳᕽ ᒣᒁᐨ ᐁᐱᒧᐦᑌᔮᐣ | When through the woods and forest glades I wander |
| nipêhtawâw piyêsis ê-nikamot | ᓂᐯᐦᑕᐚᐤ ᐱᔦᓯᐢ ᐁᓂᑲᒧᐟ | I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees |
| mîna wâcîhk ohci itâpiyâni | ᒦᓇ ᐚᒌᕽ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᑖᐱᔮᓂ | When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur |
| nika-wâpahtên sîpiy ê-pimiciwâhk. | ᓂᑲᐚᐸᐦᑌᐣ ᓰᐱᐩ ᐁᐱᒥᒋᐚᕽ᙮ | And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze |
| kikosis nama kikî-manâcihâw | ᑭᑯᓯᐢ ᓇᒪ ᑭᑮᒪᓈᒋᐦᐋᐤ | |
| mâka nikî-nipostamâkonân | ᒫᑲ ᓂᑮᓂᐳᐢᑕᒫᑯᓈᐣ | |
| asitêyatikohk mihko kî-mêkiw | ᐊᓯᑌᔭᑎᑯᕽ ᒥᐦᑯ ᑮᒣᑭᐤ | |
| kita-pimâtisiyahk kâkikê | ᑭᑕᐱᒫᑎᓯᔭᕽ ᑳᑭᑫ | |
| Christ takohtêci ispimîhk ê-ohcît | Christ ᑕᑯᐦᑌᒋ ᐃᐢᐱᒦᕽ ᐁᐅᐦᒌᐟ | When Christ shall come, with shouts of acclamation |
| nika-miywêyihtên kita-kîwêhtahit | ᓂᑲᒥᔰᔨᐦᑌᐣ ᑭᑕᑮᐍᐦᑕᐦᐃᐟ | And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart |
| nika-wî-tapahtêyimitotawâw | ᓂᑲᐑᑕᐸᐦᑌᔨᒥᑐᑕᐚᐤ | Then I shall bow in humble adoration |
| nika-wihtên ê-kihc-ayâwiyan. | ᓂᑲᐏᐦᑌᐣ ᐁᑭᐦᒐᔮᐏᔭᐣ᙮ | And there proclaim, "My God, how great Thou art!" |