I could listen to this all day long and never get tired. Great Is God's Faithfulness to us, and we should love him for it all the days of our life. Pipe Organ....thank you Good Chappy! Amen!
I will agree with you here. Even when I, played at St. Paul's Cathedral at Kolkata ( India ) many foreign visitors came to our church and said that the music was really good but a bit slow for their liking. But you sounded ~ GREAT !
@goodchappy Brindley and Foster - lovely organs. Come down to Cardiff when our Norman and Beard is finished off. I've borrowed a Brindley + Foster (i think) wooden Trombone to complete the pedal :-)
@rajdeep218 Hi thanks for your comments. In a large reverberant building, this speed may result in a muddle but in a small, relatively dry acoustic, I think this is about right. I've heard it played faster and in fact I played the last verse faster on purpose. It should never be played so slow that it is reminiscent of a funeral hymn, it is a joyous hymn and should be kept up beat. I've heard many renditions of this played far too slowly and quite frankly I wanted to burst into tears.
Very nice Peter,& i enjoyed the photos of the interior as well,i confess to liking the "muddy" stop lol, & find it gives depth for congregational singing,but it has to be the real makoy! not a sub octave coupler.
Hi thanks for your comments. Speed is always subjective. I happen to prefer this played at a fair pace as it is a cheerful hymn, I find when played slowly it can turn into a durge. However if I were to play this in a larger environment, for instance on my Hauptwerk virtual Salisbury Cathedral organ, it would be slower than here as the reverb would blur the notes. There are a lot of verses and when I uploaded this I was not sure if I could upload it due to the length I was allowed at the time.
Wow! Sounds really good! The organ has quite some power as discovered on the last stanza. Beautifully played, and thanks for including the stoplist. Good job!
@bhigdaddymark Hi thanks for your comments :-) Yes it is a well balanced organ in my opinion and very good for learning on without too many stops or too little!
One of my favourite hymns! Very curious about the comments on tempo but. I always wonder why people feel the need to sing like their house is burning down. Slow it down, sound out the chords and let the majesty of the song ring out, especially the words. My daughter and I did this on piano/trumpet with congregational singing at about 90/100 bpm and its beautiful. But hey that's just me. Well played, nice organ! Keep up the good stuff.
Really excellent. Being a cathedral organist myself I really appreciate this, however, In India, we are really used to singing hymns a bit slower ( this tempo was a bit too fast ) I am not implying that we drag but I personally feel it could have sounded better if you reduced the tempo ~ give it a try during your practice .
@episcopalcatholic Hello and thank you for your comment. I am surprised that you don't sing it, I thought it was one of the hymns that would be sung in an Episcopal church but then I am in the UK and I am not that clued up on these things :-)
Thank you. I can only say I used to be a lot better than Gert Van Hoef but he has somewhat overtaken me and I doubt even if I had intensive tuition, I could be as good as he is already ;-)
@MrObservatoryview Thank you for your comment. I agree, it is not specific to any particular denomination, I have heard it sung in many churches. I would imagine it would not be sung in Roman Catholic church though, however I could be proved wrong. P.S. it was not me that singled it out as a Baptist hymn.
@Regor2010 Hi Greg, thanks. Yes I think it should be played quite fast as it is supposed to be a happy hymn not a funeral march. I am playing an organ that you must be very aware of :-)
@ThatMinidotCom Hi this organ is the organ in St. Annes Church Moseley Birmingham. It is the organ I have used on most of my uploads, what do you think of it?
Beautifully played with lots of zip!! Especially the final verse. I like it when the windows rattle!! Wonderful sounding organ. Like the consul shots showing the pedal piston levers. Is this a tracker action organ?? Best Regards, Roy
i dont think it sounds too muddy on the last verse all the treble and reeds overshadows the 16' manual i dont notice the dissonant sound that sometimes happens on 16' ensemble settings
Very well played. Odd that the hauptwerk version of the organ has two expression pedals - one for the swell and one for the Bringradus. Does the real organ not have a Bringradus? It was a Brindley & Foster speciality. Perhaps it was removed when Nicholson did the rebuild.
@goodchappy Space and money (they aren't THAT expensive to buy) not being an obstacle, our authentic(ish) restoration just needs us to find a suitable late victorian/edwardian one :-)
This must be one of the few parish church organs in the UK that could support the singing of a full house. I listen regularly to Songs of Praise , rarely is there a parish church organ scaled big enough to lead the singing. Generally the organ is mumbling away in the background and not up to the task. Most sound as if they are intended to lead a congregation of no more than 30.
Under powered organs. It's a regular feature. The problem is cost. Even a 4 stop organ could cost £25,000 today. There are plenty of grants available for restoring old organs, but none for new ones.
Great Organ playing goodchappy..A great hymn, One that's not always played a lot but very nice anyway...John.... Not in favour of the last verse though.
I'm being honest. Most of my uploads are of this organ or Salisbury Cathedral such as th-cam.com/video/BtGhnEwY74E/w-d-xo.html. I have not uploaded any for a few years now and it does sound better.
@episcopalcatholic Probably best to settle that this hymn was composed by a Christian guy in America who was called Thomas Chisholm. A search on the web for him will easily lead you to cyberhymnal who have a brief history of his life :-)
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Many thanks for allowing us all to enjoy your playing via You Tube. See my videos of my wife in her two choirs (based in Germany at present). Type "a310man" into the You Tube search box to see them.
I could listen to this all day long and never get tired. Great Is God's Faithfulness to us, and we should love him for it all the days of our life. Pipe Organ....thank you Good Chappy! Amen!
I will agree with you here. Even when I, played at St. Paul's Cathedral at Kolkata ( India ) many foreign visitors came to our church and said that the music was really good but a bit slow for their liking. But you sounded ~ GREAT !
What a powerful organ. Very well played with passion .Keep the videos flowing.
Just the right speed! Excellent performance! ^^
@goodchappy Brindley and Foster - lovely organs. Come down to Cardiff when our Norman and Beard is finished off. I've borrowed a Brindley + Foster (i think) wooden Trombone to complete the pedal :-)
Excellent tempo. Terrific hymn, expertly played.
It's a real joy to play this very hymn on my church's 17 rank pipe organ.
@rajdeep218 Hi thanks for your comments. In a large reverberant building, this speed may result in a muddle but in a small, relatively dry acoustic, I think this is about right.
I've heard it played faster and in fact I played the last verse faster on purpose.
It should never be played so slow that it is reminiscent of a funeral hymn, it is a joyous hymn and should be kept up beat.
I've heard many renditions of this played far too slowly and quite frankly I wanted to burst into tears.
What a majestic performance!
Very nice Peter,& i enjoyed the photos of the interior as well,i confess to liking the "muddy" stop lol, & find it gives depth for congregational singing,but it has to be the real makoy! not a sub octave coupler.
Plenty to play with on there 🤠 good for woodlands or praise my soul and cym Rhonda
No complaints dear brother God Bless
I like the tempo at which this hymn is played. This is such a beautiful organ, and played very well, too.
Hi thanks for your comments. Speed is always subjective. I happen to prefer this played at a fair pace as it is a cheerful hymn, I find when played slowly it can turn into a durge. However if I were to play this in a larger environment, for instance on my Hauptwerk virtual Salisbury Cathedral organ, it would be slower than here as the reverb would blur the notes.
There are a lot of verses and when I uploaded this I was not sure if I could upload it due to the length I was allowed at the time.
goodchappy Dirge, not durge.
This is my dear mother's favorite hymn thank you for posting.
Thanks. This was 6 years ago. I'm better now, I think.
one of my favorite too. thanks a lot chappy for sharing it with us.
The Lord Jesus the faithful n loving One bless you abundantly
Not sung this one in a while, we used to sing it a lot at church but not recently.
Wow! Sounds really good! The organ has quite some power as discovered on the last stanza. Beautifully played, and thanks for including the stoplist. Good job!
Absolutely gorgeous......this is one of my very favorite hymns, too.
@bhigdaddymark Hi thanks for your comments :-) Yes it is a well balanced organ in my opinion and very good for learning on without too many stops or too little!
One of my favourite hymns! Very curious about the comments on tempo but. I always wonder why people feel the need to sing like their house is burning down. Slow it down, sound out the chords and let the majesty of the song ring out, especially the words. My daughter and I did this on piano/trumpet with congregational singing at about 90/100 bpm and its beautiful. But hey that's just me. Well played, nice organ! Keep up the good stuff.
nurtures my soul. i absolutely love this!
Thank you. I could play this so much better now. :-)
Absolutely wonderfully played Chappy thank you again and again
@goodchappy It is a Baptist Pentacostal hymn in the u.s.a.
Thanks Mark, I plan to play this on my Hauptwerk setup one I can afford a new keyboard.
Really excellent. Being a cathedral organist myself I really appreciate this, however, In India, we are really used to singing hymns a bit slower ( this tempo was a bit too fast ) I am not implying that we drag but I personally feel it could have sounded better if you reduced the tempo ~ give it a try during your practice .
@episcopalcatholic Hello and thank you for your comment.
I am surprised that you don't sing it, I thought it was one of the hymns that would be sung in an Episcopal church but then I am in the UK and I am not that clued up on these things :-)
Music of this order played at this pace is fantastic! So often a drawn-out dirge, but this is a crisp and attractive performance
This is just wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing.
sounds good to me, love this hymn, and the organ is gorgeous!
....noticed your comments on some of Gert van Hoef's pages....and here you are with your own. Nice to follow your entries as well. JM
Thank you. I can only say I used to be a lot better than Gert Van Hoef but he has somewhat overtaken me and I doubt even if I had intensive tuition, I could be as good as he is already ;-)
Good job Peter! What a rich sound indeed. Thanks for sharing!
@MrObservatoryview Thank you for your comment. I agree, it is not specific to any particular denomination, I have heard it sung in many churches. I would imagine it would not be sung in Roman Catholic church though, however I could be proved wrong.
P.S. it was not me that singled it out as a Baptist hymn.
I loved it we dont sing that in the Episcopal Church U.S.A. .
Always fantastic...your number one fan!!
HI, thanks Dave. This recording was some time ago. I like to think I have improved a lot since.
Very Nice here too I'm with Arf as well!
I liked it so much
Thank you
@a310man Thank you for your comments and Happy New Year!
Thank you Nigel :-)
I love it thank you so much for doing it
Thank you :-)
Dont hear that much in the UK...I play it all the time here in Tennessee USA
Speaking of singing this in church,the congregation sure knows how to sing this song at the Southwark Cathedral on You Tube!
@Regor2010 Hi Greg, thanks. Yes I think it should be played quite fast as it is supposed to be a happy hymn not a funeral march. I am playing an organ that you must be very aware of :-)
Look forward to it Pete!
@ThatMinidotCom Hi this organ is the organ in St. Annes Church Moseley Birmingham.
It is the organ I have used on most of my uploads, what do you think of it?
Thank you.
Thank you :-)
Captivating
Thank you Jonathan :-)
@ThatMinidotCom You've borrowed a Brindley & Foster Trombone? What if they want it back?
Glad to hear another organ is receiving TLC :-)
Beautifully played with lots of zip!! Especially the final verse. I like it when the windows rattle!! Wonderful sounding organ. Like the consul shots showing the pedal piston levers. Is this a tracker action organ??
Best Regards,
Roy
i dont think it sounds too muddy on the last verse all the treble and reeds overshadows the 16' manual i dont notice the dissonant sound that sometimes happens on 16' ensemble settings
Nice!!
Very well played.
Odd that the hauptwerk version of the organ has two expression pedals - one for the swell and one for the Bringradus. Does the real organ not have a Bringradus? It was a Brindley & Foster speciality. Perhaps it was removed when Nicholson did the rebuild.
Thanks for your comment. Yes the real organ does have a Bringradus :-)
Hi, the organ was built in 1907.
@goodchappy It is a Baptist Pentacostal hymn in the u.s.a. I would love to send you an EpiscopalChurch U.S.A. Hymnal . Just need an Address .
@protte225 Thank you very much :-)
@goodchappy Space and money (they aren't THAT expensive to buy) not being an obstacle, our authentic(ish) restoration just needs us to find a suitable late victorian/edwardian one :-)
Hi, this organ was built in 1907.
This must be one of the few parish church organs in the UK that could support the singing of a full house. I listen regularly to Songs of Praise , rarely is there a parish church organ scaled big enough to lead the singing. Generally the organ is
mumbling away in the background and not up to the task. Most sound as if they are intended to lead a congregation of no more than 30.
Under powered organs. It's a regular feature. The problem is cost. Even a 4 stop organ could cost £25,000 today. There are plenty of grants available for restoring old organs, but none for new ones.
Where is this organ pls?
When was this instrument built?
Great Organ playing goodchappy..A great hymn, One that's not always played a lot but very nice anyway...John.... Not in favour of the last verse though.
Is this in Bramham?
Just wanted to clarify - this is a recording of a Hauptwerk instrument, right? I know this organ is available in Hauptwerk...
Yes, this is the built in Hauptwerk organ before I revoiced it to sound real :-)
Are you being sarcastic? It's hard to tell on the internet at times... :)
I'm being honest. Most of my uploads are of this organ or Salisbury Cathedral such as th-cam.com/video/BtGhnEwY74E/w-d-xo.html. I have not uploaded any for a few years now and it does sound better.
I'm familiar with this instrument through the Encyclopedia of Organ Stops! It's one of the sample instruments.
Can I ask you which registration did you use to play this hymn?
Hello, Thank you for your question. I used many registrations, mainly the wrong ones :-)
no such thing as wrong stops ! played nicely even if a tad to fast, any stop is just another voice of worship to our father!
@episcopalcatholic Probably best to settle that this hymn was composed by a Christian guy in America who was called Thomas Chisholm. A search on the web for him will easily lead you to cyberhymnal who have a brief history of his life :-)
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Many thanks for allowing us all to enjoy your playing via You Tube. See my videos of my wife in her two choirs (based in Germany at present). Type "a310man" into the You Tube search box to see them.
Not bad playing .
Thanks, I can do better now. :-)
You're really cute!
Well thank you :-)
Too fast. Slow down
Thank you :-)
Thank you :-)