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“Great Is thy Faithfulness” is not the result of some tragic event in Thomas Chisholm’s life but a powerful witness to his daily walk with Jesus as he experienced “morning by morning” new mercies from His Everlasting Father. Pastor Chisholm always trusted his Everlasting Father to take care of Him, sustain him, and provide for his daily needs. Just before his death in 1960 he wrote this power, personal witness:

My income has never been large at any time due to

impaired health in the earlier years which has followed me

on until now. But I must not fail to record here the

unfailing faithfulness of a covenant keeping God and that He

has given me many wonderful displays of His providing...

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