Sung by the Wartburg Choir, April 24, 2016, at First Plymouth Church, Lincoln Nebraska during the 10:30 Worship Service, . Lee Nelson, Conductor. Tom Trenney, Organist.
Absolutely sublime. A Pity more churches don't have this kind of music. Modern churches prefer the cheap, hokey, middle school, emotion based, repetitive, clanging music.
Very wonderful performance. Love that the chorus has memorized the words and music so it can concentrate on responding to the conductor during its performance without distraction.
I have so many versions of this very moving hymn. This one is as perfect fro me as I can find, quality of voices, moving harmonies, arrangement...all wonderful. Thank you. Alderley
When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well, with my soul It is well With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul It is well (it is well) With my soul (with my soul) It is well, it is well with my soul My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul It is well (it is well) With my soul (with my soul) It is well, it is well with my soul It is well (it is well) With my soul (with my soul) It is well, it is well with my soul
Lovely arrangement, lovely singing, lovely accompanying. I wish I had known of this arrangement before I *purchased* another arrangement!! Thanks for such musical singing/playing.
Wartburg, you brought tears to my eyes. That was a most beautiful rendition of a hymn that I have performed many times. You are a cut above. Keep up the good work.
Isn't just a true joy to listen to really really beautiful words sung so gloriously with a gift of voice by a group of young very very beautiful singers
Wow. Blown away by this choir!! What a stunning job. Was in choir for years and sang this song too (different variation). Can appreciate the work that goes into this performance! Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The Lord said be still and know that I am God. Amen so let it be, His Word be in the nite my star that leadeth me to Thee. I journey through the world but am a stranger here, I build my shelter in Thy path, oh Lord be ever near.
Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." Ephesians 5:19, "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. " Psalm 113:3, " From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised."
That was done really well. With this staging of parts, you better know yours, or you will be lost. I did not see one lost person. Gave me chills. Thank you for posting and sharing.
This song came to me one night at our church because of a diagnosis of cancer my wife was diagnosed with. It told me that it would be well so it was. She was 36 years old and we had 2 children(still do). Now we are 72 years old and she is still doing great. She had the radical surgery with implants and she is still beautiful, even at 72 (birthday was on june 14). This all occured in sept. 1984 and this song has been a source of encouragement ever since. Sometime later after all this had happened I found out the source of the song and it was born out of tradgedy. What a blessing this song has been to us and especially to the man who wrote it. Praise God for his love and protection for us and his promise of eternal life with Him.
Thank you at Plymouth in Lincoln. During this time of CoVid separation, I often find myself listening and watching music recorded in and by your congregation, years ago. What wonderful hand God has to have you prepare in advance so much of our household worship time!
There is a Sweetness to youthful voices that rings such harmony it can move the heart to tears..Heavenly Father Keep them "from the snares of the fowler" I Jesus name with Thanksgiving I pray.
12/31/2022 - by the time of my watching this the members of this choir have probably moved on. But what a wonderful testament to them that this remains viewed still to this day! This is one of the best, if not THE best version of this song I've ever heard. Beautifully arranged and so very beautifully sung. Thank you.
Henrietta, I keep coming back to this site, too. I enjoyed your comments, including your age, and your singing style. I noticed the two choir members who you noticed at 2:42 I think. Several people in the choir remind me of people I know. I started singing in choir just a few years ago. I miss it in person!
A beautiful version of this blessed song. It is well with my soul to see so many young people praising and singing Gods Glory. Bless you my brothers and sisters in Christ
A beautiful sound and blending of voices. Thanks for sharing your gift. May we have permission to use this in a weekly on-line worship video? What better way to reach others outside our walls during these trying times. Thanks for your kind consideration. Pete
Why Do We Sing? -First of all... We sing to praise God. -This was the case under the Old Testament and still is the case today under the New Testament. -Ps 28:6-7, Ps 69:30, Ps 144:9,15 -Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 - "to the Lord" -Secondly, We sing to teach and admonish one another. -This is not something new: Deut 31:16-22 - Song of Moses -When we sing, we must pay attention to the words: -They teach us, encourage us, motivate us, warn us. An Authority Issue: The topic of singing is actually an issue rooted in the topic of authority. -Col 3:17 -God has specified singing for N.T. worship. People who are in favor of using instrumental music in their worship will say..."GOD DIDN'T SAY NOT TO, SO IT'S OK" What they mean is this: There isn’t a “Thou shalt not” statement in reference to mechanical instruments of music. But, that doesn’t mean that God has not prohibited their use. When God specifies ONE thing, all other options are eliminated. God is very specific in His word, when He says, Sing, that means sing, that means that's all He asks for. The instrument or music that is to be played is the heart..Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 Why do we worship on the first day of the week? Is there a statement that explicitly says, “Thou shalt not worship on other days of the week”? We rightfully worship upon the first day of the week because that is the pattern established in the N.T. scriptures for N.T. worship - Acts 20:7. Therefore, a “Thou shalt not” statement is not necessary in regards to the other days of the week. Some don’t think that the addition of mechanical instruments of music is a big deal. -Rev 22:18-19 - Lev 10:1-2 - the example of Nadab and Abihu (Rom 15:4). Old Testament References / Book of Revelation Those who argue for the use of mechanical instruments in worship commonly appeal to Old Testament praqctices - i.e. King David. and say, David played an instrument for God, Yes, he did But David lived under the Old Law, We do not, David offered animal sacrifices, used incense, observed particular feasts and festivals, etc. We would never dream of trying to justify such worship practices today by saying such silly things as.. “BUT DAVID DID IT" It isn’t an issue of what David did. It is an issue of what we are authorized and commanded to by God in the N.T. scriptures. But, what about the book of Revelation? Rev 14:1-3 -We must remember that this passage contains figurative language and that it is describing a scene in heaven, not on earth. To try to force a literal meaning upon the harps here is to abuse this passage. literal names written on foreheads? literal beasts? literal Lamb? etc... Again, we’re looking in the scriptures for God’s specific instructions (pattern) for N.T. worship here on earth. That which has been authorized by God is singing. So to add other types of music such as mechanical instruments without God's authority is to do so without any reguards to God's headship, and it is dishonoring Him. -Entertainment Issue Most, if not all, of us realize that there has been a greater emphasis placed on entertainment. This takes the focus away from God and puts it more on people. Rather than reverently worshipping God, more people are being entertained. God is the primary audience for our worship. Worship is to be directed to Him. We are to be reverently praising, honoring, glorifying and thanking our Almighty God, not praising and honoring performers. Singing is something that we all are commanded to do -It’s not about whether or not we’re in the right key and hitting the right note. -It’s about whether or not we’re focused on our worship to God, singing with sincere hearts and paying attention to the messages contained in the songs. Singing is specifically authorized by God. By following His specific pattern, we can offer worship that is acceptable and pleasing in His sight. -As a result, we can properly glorify His name and honor Him. Amos 5:20-27 - 20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? 21 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. 23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! 25 “Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel? 26 You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god - which you made for yourselves. 27 Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is God Almighty. -What was the problem? They were simply going through the motions. They weren’t allowing their worship to bring them closer to God. It was a technicality for them -something they were required to do. But, while going through those motions they were living lives of sin.You see, they failed to combine proper worship with proper living. What about you? Are you living obediently to God?
My heart soars when I see and hear this, NOT just because of the organ and the acoustics. Look at the average age in the choir. Look at the average age in the congregation, and then compare that to contemporary styles of services. THIS is "Participatory Worship" with people singing in harmony, not entertainment and it DOES appeal to ALL ages. I was recently speaking with a church Music Director and he indicated that studies have shown a world more hungry for a liturgical style of worship. They WANT the church to be something different. I grew up in an era of Rock & Roll, Classical, and Pop music BUT that doesn't mean that I hate the hymns of the church. Quite the contrary. We are called to "Be In The World, Not Of The World". Churches are dying all over the place as they try to "Emulate" the music of a secular world. You know, the ones with the "Millennial Whoop", eg ooh ooh, ooh ooh; aah aah, aah aah; oh oh, oh oh; etc. The old faithfuls "hang in there" while detesting "un-singable" music where the meter of the words does not match the meter of the music. Those are fine for solo work but not for congregational singing. These old people grin and bear it until they all start dying off and the church closes it doors. Let me be clear. There is a time and a place for everything. The Bible tells us in Psalm 96 to Sing a New Song Unto the Lord. Michael W. Smith, Phillips Craig & Dean, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, etc. can emotionally engage and bring me to tears for all the right reasons. However, most of our church musicians are NOT Michael W. Smith. Music can be such a blessing to the soul and its very often the words of a hymn, which come flooding back to bring us comfort. Many of those hymns reflect scripture directly and help us with scripture memory. Often we can recite the lyrics of several verses without thinking about it. How often does a hymn, sometimes hundreds of years old, come to mind as the pastor is preaching a sermon? Try that with contemporary arrangements that fade into obscurity very quickly as we wait for the NEXT big thing. During this time of pandemic, I know what songs I'll be singing in my heart, including the one presented in this video.
Completely outrageous talent everywhere - the arrangement, the choir, the organist, the conductor - blows my socks off - I must have played it 20 or more times this weekend - please don't stop summing up the praises of creation to our Lord and Saviour! Bravo!
This is a really wonderful performance. Yes, I know there are lots of other performances but this is really good. (I have to be honest and reckon that the Mormons are very impressive too).
My mama died almost 3 weeks ago. This was her favorite hymn. Us grown up kids sang it around her hospice bed, at her Celebration of Life and again at her final resting place.
What an absolutely wonderful performance of "It is Well with my Soul", by the singers in the Wartburg Choir, The blend is terrific. A choir always sounds better when they have the words memorized, so they can concentrate on the conductor doing his job - conducting. The buildup to the end is fantastic, especially the "Amen" at the end with the full organ. This is the best hymn that I've ever heard on the internet. Bravo choir!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the finest performances of this grand old hymn I have ever heard! A talented choir, fantastic organist, a super conductor and a splendid arrangement by Rene Clauson. I REALLY enjoyed this!
Absolutely sublime. A Pity more churches don't have this kind of music. Modern churches prefer the cheap, hokey, middle school, emotion based, repetitive, clanging music.
Only these type of songs gives meaning to life nowadays.
The Iowa part!
Praise be to jesus the light of the world .amen
Beautiful voices! Love u all in Jesus' name 😂🤗 God must be smiling at this hour...and everytime the choristers sing!!
Hello how are you doing 😊😊
In this time of Corona....Even now...IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL...Love to all of you.
Amen
Amen.
ruel huddleston Amen. God Bless You and everyone.🙏✝️
Blessing from Australia
Amen
Just listened again for the 10th?time.
The most lovely arrangement I have heard of this beloved song.
Always calming.
It is well with my soul, in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, amen and Amen!
This is real music as it should be sung. Beautiful!
This is absolutely the most beautiful rendition of this, one of my favorite songs. It truly is well with my soul.
Hello how are you doing 😊
Definitely one of the best versions. Love you mom❤
Makes my kneel and pray that all is well with my soul.
Wonderful song, it's well with my soul
WOW!WOW!WOW!
This is the finest SATB youth choir I've ever heard and a stunning setting of this beautiful hymn.
Thank you and congratulations!
Absolutely superb. The best I’ve ever heard. Beautiful organ playing too.
Very wonderful performance. Love that the chorus has memorized the words and music so it can concentrate on responding to the conductor during its performance without distraction.
Yes :) I noticed, and was IMPRESSED, :) by their wonderful dedication to've memorized the words also! :)
The best Choral version I have heard....so very moving !!
I have so many versions of this very moving hymn. This one is as perfect fro me as I can find, quality of voices, moving harmonies, arrangement...all wonderful. Thank you.
Alderley
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul
It is well
With my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
What part of heaven are they from.... WoW this takes blessings to a new level...
WELL said!!! :)
Oooh !!! :) The GREAT JOYS we have :) through Jesus Christ :) to LOOK FORWARD TO :) in our BLESSED, ETERNAL HOMES!!!! :)
The Iowa part!
Lovely arrangement, lovely singing, lovely accompanying. I wish I had known of this arrangement before I *purchased* another arrangement!! Thanks for such musical singing/playing.
Very wonderful rendition of the song I remember from my Concordia College days.
Wartburg, you brought tears to my eyes. That was a most beautiful rendition of a hymn that I have performed many times. You are a cut above. Keep up the good work.
"When sorrows like sea billows roll" - the blend of voices and harmony on this line is just the best ever.
AMÉN! Praise the Lord for how He uses music to help us and heal us in our darkest times. God bless you all.
Glory be to God in thy highest... It is well that u hideth our soul in this pandemic...
With no reservations I find this as Heaven on Earth.
Isn't just a true joy to listen to really really beautiful words sung so gloriously with a gift of voice by a group of young very very beautiful singers
to be sung at my funeral... oh, how I love this message
perfect, arrangement, sincerity of singers, lack of showiness, dedication to the message
What a beautiful arrangement !
Wow. Blown away by this choir!! What a stunning job. Was in choir for years and sang this song too (different variation). Can appreciate the work that goes into this performance! Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Absolutely wonderful
Wonderful songs. I love those choirs that praise the Lord so well. Thank you for sharing your talents.
The Lord said be still and know that I am God. Amen so let it be, His Word be in the nite my star that leadeth me to Thee. I journey through the world but am a stranger here, I build my shelter in Thy path, oh Lord be ever near.
Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." Ephesians 5:19, "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. "
Psalm 113:3, " From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised."
That was done really well. With this staging of parts, you better know yours, or you will be lost. I did not see one lost person. Gave me chills. Thank you for posting and sharing.
This song came to me one night at our church because of a diagnosis of cancer my wife was diagnosed with. It told me that it would be well so it was. She was 36 years old and we had 2 children(still do). Now we are 72 years old and she is still doing great. She had the radical surgery with implants and she is still beautiful, even at 72 (birthday was on june 14). This all occured in sept. 1984 and this song has been a source of encouragement ever since. Sometime later after all this had happened I found out the source of the song and it was born out of tradgedy. What a blessing this song has been to us and especially to the man who wrote it. Praise God for his love and protection for us and his promise of eternal life with Him.
What a beautiful testimony. Thank you.
Amen brother James, thanks for sharing this beautiful testimony of God’s faithfulness. God bless you!
What a beautiful message. It was not the song that came to you but rather God revealed himself to you.
Hallelujah!
What a precious, sacred story! Thank you for sharing it!
An excellent rendition. I enjoyed this very much.
Thank you at Plymouth in Lincoln. During this time of CoVid separation, I often find myself listening and watching music recorded in and by your congregation, years ago. What wonderful hand God has to have you prepare in advance so much of our household worship time!
Que lindo arranjo!
Praise the Lord!
Best regards from Brazil 🇧🇷
There is a Sweetness to youthful voices that rings such harmony it can move the heart to tears..Heavenly Father Keep them "from the snares of the fowler" I Jesus name with Thanksgiving I pray.
12/31/2022 - by the time of my watching this the members of this choir have probably moved on. But what a wonderful testament to them that this remains viewed still to this day! This is one of the best, if not THE best version of this song I've ever heard. Beautifully arranged and so very beautifully sung. Thank you.
Henrietta, I keep coming back to this site, too. I enjoyed your comments, including your age, and your singing style. I noticed the two choir members who you noticed at 2:42 I think. Several people in the choir remind me of people I know. I started singing in choir just a few years ago. I miss it in person!
That was utterly beautiful.
Hello how are you doing?
I just listened to this twice and have tears running down my face. What a beautiful arrangement, and what a fine college choir.
How beautiful. How spiritual. I love the mature sound of the women in the choir
Many thanks Andrew and Sue for a lovely service today, the whole content was very much appreciated.
Tuhan selalu buka jalan bagi ku..
Karena Dia adalah Jalan Kebenaran dan Hidup Amen..🙏
A beautiful version of this blessed song. It is well with my soul to see so many young people praising and singing Gods Glory. Bless you my brothers and sisters in Christ
Beautiful. Praise the Lord!!!
Beautifully sung! You certainly brightened this day of isolation! God bless all of you for sharing your gifts.
This is beautiful hymn which I listen to most days. Well done choir.
Beautiful!! One of my favorite hymns.
PS. I have decided this is the song that will be sung at my funeral home going to heaven .
Wow! Very well done. There is such amazing power in good music!
Beautiful, I m From Manaus Amazonas Brasil Baptist church of Cachoeirinha
I love this hymn
This is so beautiful. It's one of my favorite.
Beautiful! I listen often. Glorious arrangement!
Simply wonderful
Beautiful, moving piece. Well done choir! This is the essence of musical choral worship
Beautiful ❤️
Hello how are you doing?
absolute beauty. Many thanks.
Absolutely beautiful and very beautifully done!!!👍✝️🌹❤️🛐🛐💓😗🔯☦️🕎💞😋✡️✡️☮️
Bring peace, It is well with my soul
heavenly voices
That is beautiful harmony. Well done.
Very nice! Love this hymn
Lovely arrangement!
Excellent!!
Great music,great hymns
Praise Him...
Beautiful
Outstanding!
Awesome!!!
Thank you, Thank You
SATB wonderfull voices
baiklah, baiklah jiwaku di dalam YESUS...🇮🇩❤️🙏
Thank you
I need this arrangement
Wonderful
Perfect!
Bravo!!!
Amazingly
A beautiful sound and blending of voices. Thanks for sharing your gift. May we have permission to use this in a weekly on-line worship video? What better way to reach others outside our walls during these trying times. Thanks for your kind consideration. Pete
Go ahead!
@@FirstPVideo Thank you so much!
Love this traditional arrangement. I think churches are getting the chorus backwards nowadays and having women sing the echo with the low bass part.
I can singing a song this music.it is well with my soul
Powerful
Love
Sensacional,lindo,magnífico,sublime.. um grande abraço do BRAZIL!
Why Do We Sing?
-First of all...
We sing to praise God.
-This was the case under the Old Testament and still is the case today under the New Testament.
-Ps 28:6-7, Ps 69:30, Ps 144:9,15
-Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 - "to the Lord"
-Secondly,
We sing to teach and admonish one another.
-This is not something new: Deut 31:16-22 - Song of Moses
-When we sing, we must pay attention to the words:
-They teach us, encourage us, motivate us, warn us.
An Authority Issue:
The topic of singing is actually an issue rooted in the topic of authority. -Col 3:17
-God has specified singing for N.T. worship.
People who are in favor of using instrumental music in their worship will say..."GOD DIDN'T SAY NOT TO, SO IT'S OK" What they mean is this: There isn’t a “Thou shalt not” statement in reference to mechanical instruments of music.
But, that doesn’t mean that God has not prohibited their use. When God specifies ONE thing, all other options are eliminated. God is very specific in His word, when He says, Sing, that means sing, that means that's all He asks for.
The instrument or music that is to be played is the heart..Eph 5:19, Col 3:16
Why do we worship on the first day of the week? Is there a statement that explicitly says, “Thou shalt not worship on other days of the week”? We rightfully worship upon the first day of the week because that is the pattern established in the N.T. scriptures for N.T. worship - Acts 20:7. Therefore, a “Thou shalt not” statement is not necessary in regards to the other days of the week.
Some don’t think that the addition of mechanical instruments of music is a big deal.
-Rev 22:18-19 - Lev 10:1-2 - the example of Nadab and Abihu (Rom 15:4).
Old Testament References / Book of Revelation
Those who argue for the use of mechanical instruments in worship commonly appeal to Old Testament praqctices - i.e. King David. and say, David played an instrument for God, Yes, he did But David lived under the Old Law, We do not, David offered animal sacrifices, used incense, observed particular feasts and festivals, etc. We would never dream of trying to justify such worship practices today by saying such silly things as.. “BUT DAVID DID IT"
It isn’t an issue of what David did. It is an issue of what we are authorized and commanded to by God in the N.T. scriptures. But, what about the book of Revelation? Rev 14:1-3 -We must remember that this passage contains figurative language and that it is describing a scene in heaven, not on earth. To try to force a literal meaning upon the harps here is to abuse this passage. literal names written on foreheads? literal beasts? literal Lamb? etc...
Again, we’re looking in the scriptures for God’s specific instructions (pattern) for N.T. worship here on earth. That which has been authorized by God is singing. So to add other types of music such as mechanical instruments without God's authority is to do so without any reguards to God's headship, and it is dishonoring Him.
-Entertainment Issue
Most, if not all, of us realize that there has been a greater emphasis placed on entertainment. This takes the focus away from God and puts it more on people. Rather than reverently worshipping God, more people are being entertained. God is the primary audience for our worship. Worship is to be directed to Him. We are to be reverently praising, honoring, glorifying and thanking our Almighty God, not praising and honoring performers.
Singing is something that we all are commanded to do -It’s not about whether or not we’re in the right key and hitting the right note. -It’s about whether or not we’re focused on our worship to God, singing with sincere hearts and paying attention to the messages contained in the songs. Singing is specifically authorized by God. By following His specific pattern, we can offer worship that is acceptable and pleasing in His sight.
-As a result, we can properly glorify His name and honor Him.
Amos 5:20-27 - 20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? 21 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. 23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! 25 “Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel? 26 You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god - which you made for yourselves. 27 Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is God Almighty.
-What was the problem? They were simply going through the motions. They weren’t allowing their worship to bring them closer to God. It was a technicality for them -something they were required to do. But, while going through those motions they were living lives of sin.You see, they failed to combine proper worship with proper living.
What about you? Are you living obediently to God?
Hello how are you doing?
sublime
When peace like a River
Amen!
My heart soars when I see and hear this, NOT just because of the organ and the acoustics. Look at the average age in the choir. Look at the average age in the congregation, and then compare that to contemporary styles of services. THIS is "Participatory Worship" with people singing in harmony, not entertainment and it DOES appeal to ALL ages.
I was recently speaking with a church Music Director and he indicated that studies have shown a world more hungry for a liturgical style of worship. They WANT the church to be something different. I grew up in an era of Rock & Roll, Classical, and Pop music BUT that doesn't mean that I hate the hymns of the church. Quite the contrary. We are called to "Be In The World, Not Of The World".
Churches are dying all over the place as they try to "Emulate" the music of a secular world. You know, the ones with the "Millennial Whoop", eg ooh ooh, ooh ooh; aah aah, aah aah; oh oh, oh oh; etc. The old faithfuls "hang in there" while detesting "un-singable" music where the meter of the words does not match the meter of the music. Those are fine for solo work but not for congregational singing. These old people grin and bear it until they all start dying off and the church closes it doors.
Let me be clear. There is a time and a place for everything. The Bible tells us in Psalm 96 to Sing a New Song Unto the Lord. Michael W. Smith, Phillips Craig & Dean, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, etc. can emotionally engage and bring me to tears for all the right reasons. However, most of our church musicians are NOT Michael W. Smith.
Music can be such a blessing to the soul and its very often the words of a hymn, which come flooding back to bring us comfort. Many of those hymns reflect scripture directly and help us with scripture memory. Often we can recite the lyrics of several verses without thinking about it. How often does a hymn, sometimes hundreds of years old, come to mind as the pastor is preaching a sermon? Try that with contemporary arrangements that fade into obscurity very quickly as we wait for the NEXT big thing.
During this time of pandemic, I know what songs I'll be singing in my heart, including the one presented in this video.
yes!
Amen.
This is the way music and singing should be in church praising God. I play this song often because I uplifted by it. I am 83 years and love of music.
Voice together, I only could say amen
Amen!
Completely outrageous talent everywhere - the arrangement, the choir, the organist, the conductor - blows my socks off - I must have played it 20 or more times this weekend - please don't stop summing up the praises of creation to our Lord and Saviour! Bravo!
Ditto 👍👍👍👍👍
Amen
What else needs to be said?
This is a really wonderful performance. Yes, I know there are lots of other performances but this is really good. (I have to be honest and reckon that the Mormons are very impressive too).
Of all the renditions of this hymn by different choirs, this is the best. Wonderful voices!
My mama died almost 3 weeks ago. This was her favorite hymn. Us grown up kids sang it around her hospice bed, at her Celebration of Life and again at her final resting place.
What an absolutely wonderful performance of "It is Well with my Soul", by the singers in the Wartburg Choir, The blend is terrific. A choir always sounds better when they have the words memorized, so they can concentrate on the conductor doing his job - conducting. The buildup to the end is fantastic, especially the "Amen" at the end with the full organ. This is the best hymn that I've ever heard on the internet. Bravo choir!!!!!!!!!!!!
"My sin not in part, but the whole is nailed to his cross and I bear it no more."
Thanks be to God.
Hallelujah!!
Beautiful truth!
Patricia Hehir such harmony and feeling of joy. Soul xx
@@patriciahehir3576 A song of faith. Absolutely beautiful!
This is one of the finest performances of this grand old hymn I have ever heard! A talented choir, fantastic organist, a super conductor and a splendid arrangement by Rene Clauson. I REALLY enjoyed this!
Honestly this is the best version of this piece I've ever heard. I keep listening to it over and over again .