by Nosipho Tshabane

That is how great You are
You spoke with a mighty word, and everything came into existence.
You spoke with a powerful voice, and the light came into existence.
You spoke with a mighty word, the heaven and earth took existence.
You spoke with a powerful word, and the night and day came into existence.
That is how great You are, oh my Lord!

It was your unfailing command that the sun stood shining up in the sky,
And You Lord called that a day time.
It was through your command that the moon, the stars stood looking over us in the dark sky,
And You called that a night time.
It was by your command that the colorful rainbow stood and decorated the sky,
And You set that up to signify peace and love in our time.
That is how creative You are, oh Lord!
	
You knelt down, and You created humans in your wonderful image.
You knelt down and breathed life into humans and they took existence in your image.
They came in different colours, different languages, and different images.
You commanded humans to take charge over the other creations of Yours.
You commanded them to have power and work in the fields which are the creations of Yours.
That’s how majestic you are, my Lord!

You are the creator of the wonder of babies’ formation in a mother’s womb.
You are the creator who whispers in the baby’s ear to pain the mother’s womb
When your set time is correct to come into being and exit from the mother’s womb.
You are the creator who whispers in the baby’s ear to sit, crawl, stand up, and walk.
You are the creator who whispers in the baby’s ear to sing, laugh, and talk.
That is how All knowing God you are, oh Lord!

You are the only one who commanded water to fill the sky up above.
You are the only one who commanded the rain to fall at the right time from the sky above
You are the only one who commanded a sparse amount of water to fill in the sea below.
You are the only one who commanded water to fill in the dams and the rivers below
That is how powerful you are, oh God!

You took charge of the movement of the sea.
You commanded the water to move higher and lower according to your command
You commanded the water to move back and forth in the sea.
You created boundaries that the water cannot move beyond, except by your command.
You miraculously pour a large amount of salt to keep the water purified in the sea.
You created creatures to forever live underwater without drowning, according to your command.
You created weed and grass for the underwater creatures to feed on under the sea.
That is how a miracle worker You are, oh God!

God you are the mighty God, who, by your word, nature came into being.
Sparse spaces of land filled with beautiful grass and trees came into being.
Different kinds of trees turning into vast amount of forests came into being.
Sparse spaces of land filled with different plants and blooms came into being.
Different cacti and aloes with their provision in the desert came into being.
That is how a special provider You are, oh God!

You are in control of the existence of changing seasons in the atmosphere.
In summer, You give us the sun as the sign of us basking in your goodness.
In winter, You are a rain provider as the sign of quenching the nature’s thirst in the atmosphere.
In spring, You supply us with greenery and colorful nature as sign of your provision from your goodness.
In autumn, everything becomes gloom and dark as sign of our mortality on earth.
That is how generous You are, my God!

Things may evolve and change, but You remain the same and faithful.
Everything may alter and change, but You remain the rock of ages.
People may change and disappoint, but You remain steadfast and faithful.
Seasons in our lives may change, but You remain a strong tower of our courage.
We bow down and worship your name because of your unfailing love for humanity.
You are Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end of all creation.

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Nosipho Tshabane is a 71-year-old Christian writer from a township called Langa, situated near Cape Town city in South Africa. She has been a publisher since 1994 when she co-authored her first school series books and has published two novels written in IsiXhosa, her mother tongue. Before 1993, she worked as a nurse since she left senior school and, in 1993, she became a teacher and an author. She decided to take an early retirement from teaching and opened her own preschool, which has been operating since 2005.