Somebody Bigger Than You and I

This song was written in 1951 on the back of a golf card.  The writer, Johnny Lange, became very aware of the beautiful California day and began to write short phrases on his scorecard.  He said that the song wrote itself.  The title came from a favorite expression of his father.  The music was completed a few days later.


"Who made the mountain, who made the tree,

Croagh Patrick, County Mayo, Ireland

 Who made the river flow to the sea,

Stream in Wicklow Mountains, Dublin, Ireland

And who hung the moon in the starry sky?

Somebody bigger than you and I.

Who makes the flowers bloom in the spring,

Who writes the song for the robin to sing,

And who sends the rain when the earth is dry?

Somebody bigger than you and I.

He lights the way when the road is long, keeps you company.

With love to guide you, He walks beside you, just like He walks with me.

When I am weary, filled with despair,

Who gives me courage to go on from there,

Rodanthe, NC

And who gives me faith that will never die?

Piney Ridge Baptist Church, Pamplin, VA

Somebody bigger than you and I."


May you always rejoice in the big, BIG God we serve!



(If you don't know the song, here is the link to Tennessee Ernie Ford singing "Somebody Bigger Than You and I".)

Linking to Spiritual Sundays.