In his novel "The Idiot" by Dostoevsky, a character asks: "What beauty will save the world?" I think that, maybe not the whole world, but with this video, you've saved some souls!
I agree. Young men are rarely learning to play organ, the king of instruments! Ive been an organist in my church for approx 40 yrs. and will continue to play as God gives me strength!
Dear Donald, I am impressed to read your comment. Can you share some materials that can help me improve my knowledge of playing the organ? Many thanks.
@WaranLojuru that's a loaded question! How long have you been playing? How long have you been taking lessons? Do you play in a church? How many levels have you completed?
I formally retired from Church music this past September, after 52 years on the bench. It has been the privilege of my life to be a Church Organist. God's gift to me was the ability to play the organ and do it well. That was my gift back to God. But it's time to pass the torch to the younger generation. I hope they will continue spreading praise, joy, and hope for another 50+ years. Young man, you will be one of the best examples going forward. God be with you, and may you continue to grow your gift and give back the praise and glory to God.
Thanks I am interested in perfecting my knowledge of organ and sacred music. Can you share some materials that you think can help me to improve? Thanks
Music like this fills the soul with thanksgiving in appreciation for the years of study it took to get this young organist to the keys today. Play on, Brother, play on.
I began organ lessons when I was twelve years old. I studied under Dr. Richard M. Peek at The Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was one of the world's great hymnists. I have spent so much time trying to play hymns as he did. You have the makings of a great hymnist and organist. Thank you and God bless in Jesus' name and for His sake, for He is worthy. Amen
O WHAT Heavenly GLORY!! I well remember 50+ years ago the dear old Saints of the old First Baptist Church in Downtown Hattiesburg making such "A Joyful Sound" singing with such sincere Faith & fervour these very same sacred classic Christian Hymns!..And such a young Grand Church Organist of The Highest Order! (What I just maybe coulda-woulda-shoulda been--but THIS YOUNG Miracle Man is truly living the wonderful Dream..)
Restoring my soul after so many years of singing these lovely hymns at varying churches in varying choirs! Thank you… great playing and so good to see a younger organist who is probably into many genres of music! 😊
What a joy to hear this wonderful, sensitive compilation of well loved hymns. Takes me back to my childhood of choir singing in church . Such a range of emotion. I am in tears.
Sorry they are not just Anglican hymns. I was bought up in the Presbyterian church and know probably all of the ones you played well. A great inspiring combination.
It would be a dream to meet you , your on the other side of the world 🌎, if ever made that trip I would want to shake your beautiful hands 🙌 God bless you , Richard USA 🇺🇸
Lovely Hyms, which are played My grandfather Percy Samuel Edwards has told our family members and friends. All funeral hymns can be sung whenever they are required. It's all man made idea's to separate some song for funeral and some whenever it's required But im telling Beloved people. Sing these songs wherever you want and sing to your kids. I was 4 years old when I sang this song at my school chapel Saint george's high second school Madras South INDIA. My Papa is no more, but I still sing. I'm 47 now. We go to Holy Cross Church ⛪️ It was the Church of England, and now it's Church of South INDIA. God bless your soul, Papa and Nana ❤😢
I can feel that organ bench vibrating. Whatever the downside of TH-cam, this only goes to prove how it can be used for a positive purpose. Talent is a gift, but to perfect it requires hours of hard work. The pleasure your playing brings to people is a reflection of that effort.
Wonderful selection….takes me back to the days when I used to regularly play a number of them. It was as mostly on the piano, but I got to play some on church organs too!
I believe that you maestro are one of the finest organists in the world 🌎 I can listen to to you play for the rest of my life , I know how much you must have to keep yourself in shape , going to the gym , long walks ,to get ready for your stressful performances, most people think you just sit and play , I know how stressful it is , and you can hear you put your heart and soul into your music , God love you , Richard USA New York 🇺🇸🙏💯💙
What makes you a complete organist is the standard of your hymn playing which is the first and foremost ingredient of a true organist. You are playing with reverence and dignity and the tempo and legato touch are perfect. You are playing the words and varying the registration between verses, something which is sometimes sadly overlooked by some organists. I always find having a Christian faith gives you the inspiration to play hymns, which are prayers. You are a complete star, Matt and I am sure you receive so many compliments. I am certainly complimenting you to the highest degree as you are a shining example of what any potential church organist show aim for. You will receive many blessings for praising God with your music in this video because it is form of evangelism.
Congratulations to the wonderful organist - heavenly in peace, beauty in Gods creation and divine in harmony- simply beautiful and blessed in Gods House. ❤❤❤
Thank you for your skilful and emotive rendering of these classical hymns! They brought the Bible and other Christians' experience of our God, to life!
Glorious❤ to hear the majestic swell of the organ makes my heart sing. Thank you for this beautiful compilation of certainly my favorite hymns. I sang heartily along with wireless whilst preparing for work. May you be blessed more than you have blessed me today
Enjoying your organ music from Sri Lanka. Being a church organist I really enjoy and learn from your music...some tunes and changing tones. Lovely music. May God's abundant blessings be upon you always.
Wow! Just Beautiful all way around--the amazing inspiriring talent from one so young, wonderful cherished old hymns played flawlessly on a perfect sounding pipe organ, and in a gorgeous church too. Thank you so much for this comforting blessing. ✝❤😊
Just a compilation of the world's most beautiful hymns! Have been looking for this kind of 'simple' recordings for months and you just uploaded them here. I'm a jazz musician and started playing church organ only recently but this is so magnificent. If only I could play like this in a few years. Luckily I have the keys to the Pelgrim father's church in Rotterdam so I can go there any time to practice and study! Thank you for this great video! Instant favorite.
Beautiful. Hymns,The day thou gavest Lord is ended,& Dear Lord and Father of Mankind..love so much . As the Carol ,Once in Royal David's City,Sends chivers down my spine .As a Choir Boy many moons ago I had to sing the first Verse solo.Thank you for your Excellence in all.A pure gift from God.
Really beautiful. Thank you and God bless your talent. May you continue to to play beautiful music. Many hymns took me back 40 years as a student Chaplain in Selly Oak hospital, Birmingham.
I am enjoying all of these wonderful hymns you play so beautifully. I love when you play with full chords that echo throughout the church. Great work, Matt. ♥
This is heartwarming, calming, and making me thanking God and thinking about my faith in Christ. I shed some tears whenever I come back and hear some pieces in this video. You’re a blessing for a lot of folks and may God bless you with abundance and may He keep you in his own way 🙏🏻
You play so beautifully. As a church musician myself, I enjoy your playing immensely. I also love what you are doing with the organ that is so new and different….especially the music of ABBA and the combination of classical and secular music. Keep sharing your music!
Love your playing. I struggle playing the piano and Tell out my soul for some reason find particularly hard. I wish I could play the organ with all the feet notes aswell. I can just about play with the written notes but would love to be able to change key. I guess I should have learnt my scales more lol
I just started following you here on You Tube. I have seen the snips on Instagram for a while. I truely enjoy how you bring the old and the new together. Thank you for that.
Well done & thank you so much for making the music come alive as it should ! Sadly in so many of our Cathedrals & great Churches it has become a sort of maths correct but no joy in it. You enjoy what you do & it shows .
I was watching and listening to this beautiful video in my bed and eventually fell asleep with those beautiful notes playing, it don’t get any better than that, your music sending a habitual insomniac into a beautiful sleep. Thank you Matt, I did watch and listen the very next day and enjoyed every second of your beautiful performance. God bless you always. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼❤️
That was a stunning arrangement of some beautiful old hymns. I always tear up when I hear Abide with me, I played it for my Mum after Dads funeral. You have a really bright future ahead of you Matt, glad to have been at the start of it. Look forward to following your musical career as it gets huge 🤪
Thankyou, very moving! Some of the hymns are all following on in the same continuous key. This makes your performance sound amazing as you join the hymns together.
To me, the pipe organ is God's voice directly speaking to our souls with it's booming sound and majesty. Thank you for playing here.
In his novel "The Idiot" by Dostoevsky, a character asks: "What beauty will save the world?" I think that, maybe not the whole world, but with this video, you've saved some souls!
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Pięknie powiedziane... !😊
Pięknie powiedziane... !
Protestant ones. Not a Catholic hymn in sight
I agree. Young men are rarely learning to play organ, the king of instruments! Ive been an organist in my church for approx 40 yrs. and will continue to play as God gives me strength!
Dear Donald, I am impressed to read your comment. Can you share some materials that can help me improve my knowledge of playing the organ? Many thanks.
@WaranLojuru that's a loaded question! How long have you been playing? How long have you been taking lessons? Do you play in a church? How many levels have you completed?
Here in Hong Kong, thankfully, there are quite a few of us young male organists!
I formally retired from Church music this past September, after 52 years on the bench. It has been the privilege of my life to be a Church Organist. God's gift to me was the ability to play the organ and do it well. That was my gift back to God. But it's time to pass the torch to the younger generation. I hope they will continue spreading praise, joy, and hope for another 50+ years. Young man, you will be one of the best examples going forward. God be with you, and may you continue to grow your gift and give back the praise and glory to God.
Thanks
I am interested in perfecting my knowledge of organ and sacred music. Can you share some materials that you think can help me to improve? Thanks
@@WaranLojuru ... May God richly bless you in that!
Music like this fills the soul with thanksgiving in appreciation for the years of study it took to get this young organist to the keys today. Play on, Brother, play on.
This is timeless Worship - Music , just beautifully played !!!
I began organ lessons when I was twelve years old. I studied under Dr. Richard M. Peek at The Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was one of the world's great hymnists. I have spent so much time trying to play hymns as he did. You have the makings of a great hymnist and organist. Thank you and God bless in Jesus' name and for His sake, for He is worthy. Amen
O WHAT Heavenly GLORY!! I well remember 50+ years ago the dear old Saints of the old First Baptist Church in Downtown Hattiesburg making such "A Joyful Sound" singing with such sincere Faith & fervour these very same sacred classic Christian Hymns!..And such a young Grand Church Organist of The Highest Order! (What I just maybe coulda-woulda-shoulda been--but THIS YOUNG Miracle Man is truly living the wonderful Dream..)
Give me these old Anglican hymns any time rather than bland forgettable modern worship music. Thank you for this collection.
They call worship songs 7-11. 7 words repeated 11 times!
Amen!
There aren’t words to express myself for hearing your God given gift of music and the great organ, bless you on you journey.
Restoring my soul after so many years of singing these lovely hymns at varying churches in varying choirs! Thank you… great playing and so good to see a younger organist who is probably into many genres of music! 😊
What a joy to hear this wonderful, sensitive compilation of well loved hymns. Takes me back to my childhood of choir singing in church . Such a range of emotion. I am in tears.
Oh such truth as I wipe my eyes, thank you.
God bless your fingers my friend❤️
I love these Anglican hymns. So beautiful
Sorry they are not just Anglican hymns. I was bought up in the Presbyterian church and know probably all of the ones you played well. A great inspiring combination.
@ianclark2840 Thank you Sir. I was baptized by a pastor belonging to the Presbyterian church. I really appreciate it.
❤❤🎉in search for sweet hymnal I landed on this. God, thank you for feeding my soul through his talent. Remain blessed dear organist.
As a child from Bermondsey, South London I spent many summers at Downside and this brings back so many memories
As a Dutch I recognize many of these songs, beautiful performance!
And I listen to music from Urk- it opened my heart.
It would be a dream to meet you , your on the other side of the world 🌎, if ever made that trip I would want to shake your beautiful hands 🙌 God bless you , Richard USA 🇺🇸
Lovely Hyms, which are played
My grandfather Percy Samuel Edwards has told our family members and friends. All funeral hymns can be sung whenever they are required. It's all man made idea's to separate some song for funeral and some whenever it's required
But im telling Beloved people. Sing these songs wherever you want and sing to your kids. I was 4 years old when I sang this song at my school chapel
Saint george's high second school
Madras South INDIA. My Papa is no more, but I still sing. I'm 47 now. We go to Holy Cross Church ⛪️ It was the Church of England, and now it's Church of South INDIA.
God bless your soul, Papa and Nana ❤😢
You are absolutely fantastic....playing these great hymns as they should be played. Such dignity!!!
And one so young. What a gift to play so masterfully to the Glory of God.
This must be near or similar to the sound that fills the heavenlies?! ✝🎵❤
I can feel that organ bench vibrating. Whatever the downside of TH-cam, this only goes to prove how it can be used for a positive purpose. Talent is a gift, but to perfect it requires hours of hard work. The pleasure your playing brings to people is a reflection of that effort.
Thank you Scott, means a lot
@@reductiomusic Can your sand me any notes ? Thnks 🙏🙏
You play this organ beautifully. It would be a real honour if I got to sit on the bench and play some beautiful hymns on it too.
God bless you , thank you for the magnificent gift you have given the world today in such times of turbulence ❤ USA 🇺🇸 Richard
there's nothing better than a traditional pipe organ when it's played correctly; excellently played, and thanks so much for sharing your gift!
Your hard work has paid off! This music is awesome!
Wonderful selection….takes me back to the days when I used to regularly play a number of them. It was as mostly on the piano, but I got to play some on church organs too!
Wonderful organist. Beautiful hymns
I believe that you maestro are one of the finest organists in the world 🌎 I can listen to to you play for the rest of my life , I know how much you must have to keep yourself in shape , going to the gym , long walks ,to get ready for your stressful performances, most people think you just sit and play , I know how stressful it is , and you can hear you put your heart and soul into your music , God love you , Richard USA New York 🇺🇸🙏💯💙
Awesome and uplifting collection from a talented young organist 🙏
Wow. Came across this buy chance. Thank God for you and your talent--its definitely not exactly something we can all do.
What makes you a complete organist is the standard of your hymn playing which is the first and foremost ingredient of a true organist.
You are playing with reverence and dignity and the tempo and legato touch are perfect. You are playing the words and varying the registration between verses, something which is sometimes sadly overlooked by some organists.
I always find having a Christian faith gives you the inspiration to play hymns, which are prayers.
You are a complete star, Matt and I am sure you receive so many compliments. I am certainly complimenting you to the highest degree as you are a shining example of what any potential church organist show aim for.
You will receive many blessings for praising God with your music in this video because it is form of evangelism.
Congratulations to the wonderful organist - heavenly in peace, beauty in Gods creation and divine in harmony- simply beautiful and blessed in Gods House. ❤❤❤
Thank you for your skilful and emotive rendering of these classical hymns! They brought the Bible and other Christians' experience of our God, to life!
Glorious❤ to hear the majestic swell of the organ makes my heart sing. Thank you for this beautiful compilation of certainly my favorite hymns. I sang heartily along with wireless whilst preparing for work. May you be blessed more than you have blessed me today
Enjoying your organ music from Sri Lanka. Being a church organist I really enjoy and learn from your music...some tunes and changing tones. Lovely music. May God's abundant blessings be upon you always.
Wow! Just Beautiful all way around--the amazing inspiriring talent from one so young, wonderful cherished old hymns played flawlessly on a perfect sounding pipe organ, and in a gorgeous church too. Thank you so much for this comforting blessing. ✝❤😊
It let me cry 😅 sooooo beautiful and warm
Great!!! God bless you Matt.
Just a compilation of the world's most beautiful hymns! Have been looking for this kind of 'simple' recordings for months and you just uploaded them here. I'm a jazz musician and started playing church organ only recently but this is so magnificent. If only I could play like this in a few years. Luckily I have the keys to the Pelgrim father's church in Rotterdam so I can go there any time to practice and study! Thank you for this great video! Instant favorite.
Great selection, well played
I love the first one, one of my favorites “Abide with me”
Beautiful. Hymns,The day thou gavest Lord is ended,& Dear Lord and Father of Mankind..love so much .
As the Carol ,Once in Royal David's City,Sends chivers down my spine .As a Choir Boy many moons ago I
had to sing the first Verse solo.Thank you for your Excellence in all.A pure gift from God.
Could listen to you all night.prayers tl you.
Fantastic range of hymns expertly played.. Many thanks
Thank you. So inspiring to me here in Alabama, USA.
Really beautiful. Thank you and God bless your talent. May you continue to to play beautiful music. Many hymns took me back 40 years as a student Chaplain in Selly Oak hospital, Birmingham.
I am enjoying all of these wonderful hymns you play so beautifully. I love when you play with full chords that echo throughout the church. Great work, Matt. ♥
Ben thank you Thank You very much I like the concert.
Love that beautiful sound you make from the organ called music.❤😊😊
Absolutely loved this! Would love to see more of these!
More coming soon!
An uplifting selection of inspirational hymns beautifully played. Many thanks. 🎹🎵🎶🎹
My church has the typical band for “music…’. I bought a church organ and I play my HYMNS at home. This video is amazing; love it.
Really enjoyed this, Matt. So beautifully played with power and feeling. Amazing and brilliant. James.
Thanks for playing one of my favourite hymn tune (Bleanwern)
I love the sound of that nice church organ I love organ hymns what a blessing
Collection of my favorite hymns. God bless you 🙏
This is heartwarming, calming, and making me thanking God and thinking about my faith in Christ. I shed some tears whenever I come back and hear some pieces in this video. You’re a blessing for a lot of folks and may God bless you with abundance and may He keep you in his own way 🙏🏻
Absolutely fantastic playing Matt. Your a true professional. Thanks
Fabulous
Köszönöm szépen !
Opening hymn right in the feels mums funeral
Blessing to you, Matt, for a wonderful hymn presentation. You are rocking, man! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beautiful hymns
You play so beautifully. As a church musician myself, I enjoy your playing immensely. I also love what you are doing with the organ that is so new and different….especially the music of ABBA and the combination of classical and secular music. Keep sharing your music!
Fantastic time to see you playing today nice playing😅
Love your playing. I struggle playing the piano and Tell out my soul for some reason find particularly hard. I wish I could play the organ with all the feet notes aswell. I can just about play with the written notes but would love to be able to change key. I guess I should have learnt my scales more lol
God Bless you í love your playing!
Great timing and legato - your playing is as near to perfection as possible! (A fellow organist)
I just started following you here on You Tube. I have seen the snips on Instagram for a while. I truely enjoy how you bring the old and the new together. Thank you for that.
My awesome and amazing guy 👏 Sendin u crazy love from Palm Beach Florida today 💯
Well done & thank you so much for making the music come alive as it should ! Sadly in so many of our Cathedrals & great Churches it has become a sort of maths correct but no joy in it. You enjoy what you do & it shows .
Awesome thank you for blessing us. 😊
Awesome! Beautiful played 🎶Thank you 💕
Awesome and majestic playing, Matt! I enjoyed listening to this. Hope to hear more like this 👏👏👏
Thanks Peter, part 2 is coming soon
Thank you great sounds
Que c est beau . Merci à l organiste . Tu as du tallent . Je suis au ciel . Que dieu t entende et te bénisses alléluia
How peaceful Matt -it comes from within you. Blessings.
Brilliant matt. Love this ❤. You are the best modern organist around too.
I was watching and listening to this beautiful video in my bed and eventually fell asleep with those beautiful notes playing, it don’t get any better than that, your music sending a habitual insomniac into a beautiful sleep.
Thank you Matt, I did watch and listen the very next day and enjoyed every second of your beautiful performance.
God bless you always.
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Wonderful!🤗👍👏👏👏
Lovely
that's awesome !! super compilation of hymns
Love that beautiful sound you m
Very inspirational, Matt.
You are a very talented lad with such a future ahead of you. Ur amazing xx❤
That was a stunning arrangement of some beautiful old hymns. I always tear up when I hear Abide with me, I played it for my Mum after Dads funeral.
You have a really bright future ahead of you Matt, glad to have been at the start of it. Look forward to following your musical career as it gets huge 🤪
Love the hymns chosen and played well
Perfeito, fantástico, excelente performance. Parabéns ao organista. Abadia em estilo gótico, órgão magnífico, gostei muito. Congratulation! BRASIL
So glad to find this video. Beautiful music. Thank you for sharing. ❤🙏
Der junge Mann hat sehr schön gespielt.
Che meraviglia❤
I need these on spotify
Thankyou, very moving! Some of the hymns are all following on in the same continuous key. This makes your performance sound amazing as you join the hymns together.
Thanks really lifted my spirit
Thank you for this inspirational recital! Wonderful!
Powerful! Love your passion.
Love these hymns, thank you !!
Great selection played beautifully thank you ❤
This compilation has brought back so many happy memories. Thank you.
Absolutely awesome. Well done Matt🥇🏆🏆🎹
My favorite instrument; the pipe organ, a unique and profound sound, thank you. GOD bless.