John Hughes - Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
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- The National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee Of Her Majesty The Queen
St Paul's Cathedral, Tuesday 5th June 2012
The combined Choirs of
St Paul's Cathedral and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal
are directed by
ANDREW CARWOOD
Director of Music, St Paul's Cathedral
The Organ of St Paul's Cathedral
is played for the Service by
SIMON JOHNSON
Organist and Assistant Director of Music
The Wren Brass Ensemble
accompanies the hymns
'Old Hundredth' and 'Cwm Rhondda'
Hymn
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty,
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong deliverer,
Be thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's Destruction
Land me safe on Canaan's side:
Songs of praises
I will ever give to thee.
Words: William Williams (1717-91)
trans. Peter Williams (1727-96) and others
Tune: Cwm Rhondda
John Hughes (1873-1932)
arr. Simon Johnson (b.1975)
My favourite hymn. Sung it about once a fortnight at my rugby playing boarding school. Know the words off by heart. Glorious.
I fully agree. You British have magnificent hymns and they make me misty-eyed every time I hear them. I am of remote English ancestry.
Welsh, actually.
Congregational hymn singing at its absolute best! Roman Catholics take note. Love all those hats! I well remember when my Mom wore all those big, fancy hats way back in the 50s and 60s. One wasn't fully dressed without the hat that made a statement.
We have chant that is sung to elevate us to the Lord. Two different religion but all singing toward the Lord.
I'm Baptist myself... but I know great hymn singing when I hear it
Definitely love this
As I read the Gospel of John, I feel the guidance of the Shepherd of my soul. When a man humbles himself before God, Jesus becomes real to him. What else, but a humble and submissive heart man can have, to the complete and final revelation of God in Christ?
This is the best arrangement of a hymn currently existing in this universe! I was mesmerised while watching the service live on the telly and have sinced watched it/listened to it over and over. :)
that is great
Agreed 1000%! I've listened to it countless times!
Songs of praises, I will ever give to thee
We sang this last year at my mom's funeral and it was of great comfort. Love this arrangement as well. To God Be The Glory !!
This is one of my favourite hymns of the Anglican Church. What a magnificent service.
Majestic hymn. Sang this at my Presbyterian church.
William and Kate's facial expressions at 3:04 says it all about this arrangement. There are several cathedrals from the UK that I religiously follow because of their music and St. Paul's is one of them.
I thought the same. It was as if they were part of the rehearsals or knew about the special descant arrangement and were proud on how it eventually turned out.
The beautiful voices of boy sopranos and boys' choir rejuvenates the message, the warmth and depth of any hymn.
Nothing like a men and boys' choir. The tone is so clear. Such a gorgeous sound they make with their angelic voices.
@@eileenfiedler3449 Definitely!! 👍🤗
How lovely to be in the presence of the Almighty God.
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. This is to all denominations: If Psalm 23 is your Scripture of the Day, this is a good hymn to compliment it.
Anglican tunes are the best
It's remind me at salvation Army corps
@smadge100 I don't really think of Anglicans as "Protestants" at all. I think that's outdated thinking one is likely to hear from the BBC. They're essentially sister churches with the Roman Catholics, not really "protesting" anything these days. Anglicans are more in a neutral category with Lutherans. In fact, decades ago the US Episcopal Church (USEC) removed the word "Protestant" from the last revision of The Hymnal and The Book of Common Prayer, so clearly the officials of the US Episcopal Church doesn't consider themselves to be "Protestant" either.
The final verse was absolutely marvelous!
Descants do that everytime. Thrilling.
HOLY GOD!!! This gave me chills all over my body!!! Gloriously SPLENDID in every way. Bravo CHURCH !!!
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth.” - Psalm 25:4-5
One of the best hymns of all time.
Great! You can hear it all, and how lovely it is to sing with the Queen and all the Royal family members. How joyful will it be in Heaven to sing with Christ our Redeemer. This is the joy of salvation. l am glad I know the Redeemer and I am in Him. Excellent singing.
Ditto for me Timothy.
Bryan Moore no
Amen
During the 3rd verse, the dissonance of the accompaniment and the resolving chords sound spectacular!
Not just wonderful old lyrics (modernized to eliminate "Jehovah,) but surely one of the top ten magnificent tunes of all time.
Magnificent singing, organ and acoustics. So many new church buildings have gone to the more modern carpet filled rooms with absolutely no natural reverberation. This room just looks and feels like a majestic church building...
+Ron Blackstock Worse are the "mall" churches looking like giant, ugly boxes. Another recent "development" - forgoing the hymnbook and choir for words on a screen and a band/group (usually with drums and guitar). No hats anymore in the US
Try Liverpool ;-)
@ Ron Blackstock: Well yes, it's a cathedral church meaning the seat of the Bishop.
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (February 14, Lent 1), we sang this as our Opening Hymn. It is #618 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
This is magnificent. Orderly and glorious. Church should have order not a collection of confused progams,,,am just saying
We sand this at my mothers funeral and 24 years later at my wife's. And it will be sung at my. When I tred the verge of Jordan bid my anxious fears subside death of death and Hell's destruction land me safe on Canaan's side. While the English like to take credit for this it is Welsh!
I haven’t got as far as choosing hymns for my funeral but GMOTGR was one of the hymns when I got married, specifically the closing hymn; I chose it on those grounds:
- association with weddings for the past ten years at least, due to being sung at the Prince & Princess of Wales’ wedding and the Sussexes’ wedding
- my husband is a quarter Welsh through his father and GMOTGR is a Welsh hymn; my father-in-law’s face lit up when the organist played the introduction to cue everyone to stand
I am proud of being an Anglican. Thank you Lord. # Proudly Anglican...
very Beuatiful song,, and make me feel so near with God..... Oh God please forgive me
very true...and the organist is very very good...with a nice tuned organ for the best sound.
God Save Wales! This hymn empowers the singer and enriches the Faith of so many.
Why would God save atheists?
He saves only those who believe on his son Jesus Christ and follow him.
How beautiful, just superb. God almighty
This is magnificent music!
Yeah..lol. This hymn was also sung at their wedding and everyone seemed surprised by the choir during the last verse. The choir did a fantastic job at will and Kate's wedding.
O Ebanks it was also sung at Harry & Meghan’s wedding... that said I preferred the descant at Wills & Kate’s wedding, when my church sings that hymn the choir sings the descant sung at Wills & Kate’s wedding
The hymn was once Guide me Oh Thou Great Jehovah with reference to the Exodus from Egypt. Manna from heaven The spring from the rock . The Cloud from which came the Ten Commandments and the pillar of fire. which guided them through the barren lands. Suitable for Christians and Jews!
If you pay attention you can notice that HM the Queen knows the words by heart.
Those who have been brought up in the Anglican - Episcopal Communion and have sung in choirs for many years, would absolutely know most of the anthems and hymns sung by heart....and Every Verse, also. I would expect nothing less from HM the Queen.
Of course she does, she's the head of the Anglican Church of England!
England showing the whole world how to sing to Eternal Living GOD !
That's the Episcopal Church in North America. Go to any large Episcopal church and their choirs are magnificent. Sorry, but Rome can't come close to them unless it's the Vatican, of course. This "Episcopal Church in the United States," is itself from the Church of England. Same service, same music, same delightful pageantry (on special occasions) i.e. Christmas, Easter, Pentecoste (WhitSunday). Some Episcopal churches DO have pageantry every Sunday. Just depends on how BIG their congregation is - how many in their choir - etc. I visit St. Paul's when I am in London. Their evensong is beautiful but it seems there is always more in the choir than in the congregation. What one would expect on a week night at 5:00. The Episcopal church in Scottsdale, AZ had evensong during Lent, but that too, went away a few years ago. Find one - they're certainly around - ask at what service their choir sings, go and visit. Sing in the Congregation. Enjoy yourself. Go Especially on Easter and/or Christmas. Look around. You're bound to find one with wonderful hymn singing. And you would be Most Welcome.
Yes, perfectly and this great redeemer is inside us, given you Always new thoughts, be remarkle... What ever happens... there is Always a way to go, coming from out of you... inside-spring....your redeemer!
Super song.....
Gorgeous!
Music is a gift of God, and this performance shows why. (the London milliners probably had their best week ever prior to this service ... but at least the attendees are dressed up)
Lovely hymn, I remember it from being in the York Minster choir, it was also sung at an open air service i went to at Rievaulx Abbey, it was glorious.
Even the Queen (who usually barely opens her mouth for hymns) was giving this some proper welly at the end!
Truly glorious!
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty,
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong deliverer,
Be thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's Destruction
Land me safe on Canaan's side:
Songs of praises
I will ever give to thee.
love this version.
"glorious things of thee are spoken
Zion city of our God!"
Mein Gott, I'm gobsmacked!
What, it's like you forget that Christianity emerged from Judaism.
I like this hymn so much !
Wally Mann I like it also
Wow! Spectacular. To hear this wonderful music, incredible organ, the choir and congregational singing in the magnificent surroundings of St Paul's cathedral, is a joy.
Glorious.
That fanfare!! ❤️ ❤️
It's amazing how the choirs descant just lost everyone by the looks of their faces, including Will and Kate.
Answer to all human problem is to turn to God with a contrite heart and submit to God's will completely. History teaches this lesson to us all through. But turning our back to God is just the opposite.
'Hold me with Thy powerful hand!'
Wonderful rendition, to be sure. But to me, it is and shall always remain, "Guide Me, O thou great Jehovah.
Perfect.
This reminds me of a Guardian headline a while back: "Throughout history Britain’s ruling class has created crisis after crisis - just like now"
Them kids blew out the church with that third verse
In reading some of the other comments, I am surprised at all the detail that folk go to discuss things that have nothing to do with the singing of this magnificent hymn in this majestic and beautiful space. The word "Redeemer" was not substituted here, it is written this way in many hymnals. Redeemer is a much better word than "Jehovah." It encompasses the meaning of the entire hymn and actually says whom is being sung about much more than Jehovah does, especially to folks who have no idea regarding the meaning of this hymn. I listened and watched a second time. No one in their British Cathedral right mind in England knows that a descant would be sung on the last hymn. I did not notice any surprise and I did not notice anyone getting lost in the hymn when the choir changed the chord.
I appreciate your comment. This is indeed a magnificent hymn - certainly one of my favorites. Sometimes, the comments seem rather...odd. Yes, all the detail, arguing, name calling, one-upmanship, etc.
English does it right
I Love Anglican.
I love the long, rumbling echo at the very end !
I'm with you there.
Thank you Chris. just saw this. All our songs by the great cathedral choirs. Neat Idea
only the English! Hairs on the back of my neck @2:56 full throttle! Brilliant!
excuse me? There are than just English people there in the Cathedral thankyou!
You do a discredit to us Welsh, Scottish and Irish whom were also present.
Let alone other VIPs in attendance from outside the UK.
don't get your knickers in a knot. This service was at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England - celebrating the Jubilee of the Queen of England my comment means that only Britain, The Church of England could pull of such a stunning rendition of a Hymn like this. Get.a.grip.
Many other countries sing this song, not only the English, biased much.
touchy-touchy-touchy… everyone knows that at a Service like this the Brits will pull out all the stops with trumpets, choir, descants… the COE has a fine art when it comes to Choral music. Wasn't saying they are a better Religion - just very good at Pomp & Circumstance… I am sure the hymn can be just as nice in a small country church with a pump organ in the backwoods of the Virginia Mountains….
timothyj1966
Your biased towards English.
There must be a close tie between the Welsh and the Polish in church hymns. God bless HM, Queen Elizabeth!
É maravilhoso
0:39 Beautiful Organ Music. That’s where the pipes organ will be coming to life, with my voice in middle and small down below for the animated series
Appears to be more about big hats rather than big voices praising God !
I do agree Terry, this is a very "formal occasion", (very much so) singing is a big part of praise partly so that they maybe re-filled with the "holy Spirit". It is good to see participation I agree with you there.
Insults are like water off a duck's tale to me, you know!
MARANATA!
powerful descants
Fabulous, although it would have been nice to have had just a couple more seconds to allow the massive echo at St. Paul's to die away completely before cutting the video...
Like Kate's smile at 3:03.
@ njn3: Clearly she and William were enjoying the descant from the trebles and smiling at them.
...starring Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez
Behold! The hat people.
Bloody magnificent. Pity the Prince of Wales couldn't be bothered to actually sing his country's second National Anthem.
There is no 'second National Anthem'.
Love the music. Can't fault it. But why does Zara Phillips have an eel wrapped around her head?
Beautiful song. Nevertheless I pray to Our Lord for the day when Anglicans return to the One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church.
Is the sheet music available for the opening part?
I wonder what Will & Kate were giggling about at 3.10? Notice how Will looks at the Queen, in case she had seen him 'misbehaving'!
Judging by the looks on the faces of most congregation members, they were smiling about how astounding the descant was. It seemed to lose everyone when the choristers switched chords. You notice it at the end when the couple look toward the Queen to see if she or anyone else got as lost as them. Just stellar isn't it :)
Kato Unigol completely agree by @2;56 people are so caught up in the brilliant descant - shivers!
I would guess the votes 'down' were due to the changing of the word Jehovah. (again, just a guess)
lol it's like saying, "I can appreciate those who love cats."
What a cluttered descant and instrumentation for the final verse. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
@ Dennis Staughton: There's nothing "cluttered" about this descant. The chordal harmonic structure for the descant verse is different (in a good way as far as I'm concerned and I'm a musician) than what you've probably heard before, and the descant is written accordingly. It's one of the finest arrangements I've heard. And there are about 3 other descants/arrangements that I've heard for this hymn.
Looks like the Cameron's have had another argument, lol! Look at Samantha Cameron at 2:57...
Anglicans always do it better.
Di Cliff they sing betterv
Great indeed (sure are Lutherans with their incredible hymn heritage and reputation as “singing” church enjoying too)
Yes, be an adulterer, decapitate illegimate wives, fornication nd then just create your own "church" to serve your embrace of sin.
This so Welsh! Wales the home of Methodists and Calvinists.
Nope!
3 people don't like the english hymns.
why don't people at my church wear hats like these people?
Most people only tend to wear hats/fascinators in church if it’s a wedding or wedding blessing, or to a lesser degree a christening or a funeral
beatufull, altough so many dark people
+Adrian Abel LOL...
+Adrian Abel So
Hullo??
Beautiful music, silly hats.
this is a great hymn for congregational singing....good parts but fairly easy. The organ is beautiful but it is drowning some of the vocal harmony.
Laura Opper It's virtually impossible to achieve 'balance' in St Paul's, with its 9 seconds reverberation. This is about as good as it gets - and since the BBC sound engineers are the best in the world, we'll have to settle for it.
Was great until the ending (between 3:00-3:07).... Wth was that at 3:05?!? Even William kinda sneered right after it...lol
My gawd, Camilla, Please Do try to find a bigger hat next time.
She heard it was going to rain. And then there is Catherine, whose millinerial creations seem always to hang perilously off the starboard bow of her head.
They could try singing it with a bit more vigour; they all look bored stiff!
is that dame Helen Mirren at 2:35?
Beautiful singing. But those hats----ugly.
+jc2971 When I was a young man a woman or girl under the age of 7 wouldn't dare go into a Church without a hat on how things have changed.
The conductor did a poor job!
This singing by Christian fundamentalists is quite good but would have been better if it had been in tune and not so off key.
Rameez. Please. The Church of England is not a source for your "Christian fundamentalists"! You'd be better off finding a video showing a southern baptist congregation. It would make better sense. Also, not all Christian congregations sound this EPIC! This is exceptional and even a non-christian as yourself can feel how good it was in fact. Last but not least. You're hearing this wonderful music from a CATHEDRAL environment. They are perfectly in tune but due to the acoustics of a cathedral they are tonal overtones ALL OVER THE PLACE causing it tones to waver every now and then but probably only noticeable to trained ears like yours. Just sayin.
Eli Rodrigo Ever heard Sai Bhajans on TH-cam? Do that for a true spiritual experience, Eli dearest!
Hey there, Rameez! What? No link?!
Eli Rodrigo go to you tube for sai bhajans
yeah I did but there are a thousand sai bhajans listed. Which one? I'm confused. Is this a person or a style of music i'm looking up? sorry. lol
Beautiful!