A Great hymn here for restivals of any kind played by Me On the 3 Manual Conacher Organ At All Saints Church Oystermouth In Swansea. Enjoy And Leave Your Comments And Rating! Thanks Rob
I chose this as a recesstional hymn for my brothers memorial service. I received so many comments from people who attened the service, that they thought it was great hymn to end with, it was very up lifting. The orangist played it at the same tempo, and sounded wonderful while the whole congregation sang. The minster was very pleased. Great stuff!!!
Remember this hymn was played at Canterbury Cathedral as Pope John Paul 2nd and Archbishop Robert Runcie were leaving in 1982 , a day that history was made. The pipe organ is the only instrument I love hearing in a church, it is truly the king of instruments.
Tom Ryan yes , I agree with that. So many churches these days are far too contemporary, if it’s one thing I can’t wrap my head around is guitar, synth and pre recorded music. It’s tacky . The organ is an eternal and ethereal musical instrument
Thank you for keeping the beautiful old hymns alive! This hymn was sung at the funeral of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in 1945 in London. It is a beautiful hymn to remind us that our souls are eternal "For all the saints who from their labors rest..."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer -a true Saint! I did not know this was played at his funeral. What a great hymn -if only my family will actually sing every verse as I have insttructed!
This is one of the hymns I have chosen for my funeral. I only hope I don't arrive too late to hear it! ;-) Seriously, this is truly magnificent! Thanks for posting, Rob!
This is a fantastic hymn; full of Life, and stimulating; Dr. Charles plays well; to the Joy of the Listener, and the Glory of God. We sing it often in our church in Athens, Ohio, The home of O.U.
Think all the saints would be greatly pleased by this spirited playing of this wonderful standard. What a gloriously full bodied rendition. Many thanks.
It is so refreshing to hear Hymn's that are the Traditional backbone of the Church, tunes our forefathers a mothers sang with all there hearts to the mighty organ in Victorian/Edwardian Britain, a true Belter !!.. played with passion, and Pride and a love of God .. simply Beautiful, I am so addicted to the wonder of these organs, I only wish i could learn to play them ??. it certainly has inspired me.. thankyou so much for posting :) #
You, sir, blessed me tremendously today. Thank you so much. I want you to know how much your posting this meant to me today. Stanza 5 of this hymn gave me courage. And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia, Alleluia!
I have chosen this for my funeral as well. What a wonderful piece in terms of lyrics and awesome music. Thank you! I really enjoyed running across this as I was working this morning and sat back, cranked up the volume and soaked it all in. Thank you for posting
Awesome! Love this piece and the playing is outstanding! Blessings in Jesus Christ! Thank You! The pipe organ in our church was donated at the turn of the 20th century by Andrew Carnegie in rural St. Paris, Ohio, United States of America!
Mary Tron so was the organ in the church I grew up in Old Zionsville, PA, a 1910 Bates & Culley. Carnegie believed every church should have a pipe organ, and he was willing to pay for it for any church who asked. The one stipulation was it has to be visible to the congregation, so it could not be installed in s loft in the back of the church. Today it has been expanded from its 20 or so ranks of pipes to 70 or so ranks of pipes and Walker digital, including a 32' reed in the pedal. Perfect for this tune.
A little while ago I was feeling tired after a long day but now I've been energized, awake and thrilled to hear one of my favorite hymns played with such energy and enthusiasm. Power in the instrument, power in the organist and all power through the Lord. Thank you.
Quite well done Rob, as usual. My dad had a rather good laugh on me for not having heard this one before. But he sung in the choir at his church growing up, so he kind of has an unfair advantage though. :-) Anyway, I got a copy of that version of Crux Fidelis made into a slide show so you can see if you have ever heard it played in this arrangement before; and of course, for the rest of the world to be able to enjoy this totally unique, one of a kind, offertory version of the popular hymn.
Hallowe'en evening and I anticipate this glorious hymn tomorrow morning. It is, perhaps, the greatest hymn in all of Christendom. Glorious presentation here. Thank You.
Bravo! I as a kid when I was 10 sang this in an Episcopalian chapel service at school in what seemed like an eternity of verses of this hymn. Will this ever end? Well, I am no longer that kid 35 years later. Kudos! Beautiful rendition.
i just had the hardest 3-4 days of my life. deep depression...panic attacks...feeling hopeless. my father has terminal illness, a friend took his life a few months ago. i prayed to Jesus for help those days, wondering why He was testing me like this. today, I woke up HEALED. the power of God exists for those who have FAITH. may God bless us and keep us. and may we all meet together in GLORY. amen.
Today I lost a friend who had been the chair of the Music Committee of The Riverside Church in the City of New York during John Walker's tenure as Director of Music and Organist. Melissa Wiley Geiger was a force of nature, the salt of the earth, a fine singer, teacher and pianist in her own right and a devoted follower of all the Riverside organists and curators during her membership: Frederick Swann, John C. Walker, Timothy Smith, Christopher Johnson, Anthony Bufano (decd 1994) and Robert Pearson. Had she met Virgil Fox, who preceded Melissa at Riverside, they would have been fast friends.The world is a lesser place in her absence. I can't imagine a more fitting rendition of this great hymn in her honor. Peace be with you, Melissa. Thanks Rob.
This was a favourite of mine at school some 65 years ago, & I've sung it on many good & bad occasions since. It's one of the very few that I know all the words for all the 8 verses without reference to the book. My other favourite is "go forth with God" it's hardly ever heard these days outside of major public school occasions.
Just wonderful, Rob.. You bring back so many memories of my youth and I couldn't agree more with John Donahue about the "Jazzed up Jesus stuff"..being played now.
