O Lord My God (HOW GREAT THOU ART) - Christian Hymn - Church Organ
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2023
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We face a big problem with the diminishing number of organists and lack of good pipe organs. Many are now, sadly, being replaced with recorded music.
I hope this video inspires you to enjoy the sound of organ, mighty hymns and beautiful church architecture, with the help of another of my very FAVOURITE hymns...
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Love how great thou art. I am very grateful that we still play the old hymns in our church. I’m am very blessed by God to be able to play these beautiful hymns on our organ at church
Oh Lord, my God
When I, in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Thanks for the words, I don’t know all of them
God wouldn't understand if you didn't speak in really crude broken middle English. He's most greatfull for all the thou''s and thee's. And of course he'd never have guessed how wonderful and fantastic he is, without humans to inform him. Surely such a magnificent being needs all the ego massage he can get. 😆
This was my father's favorite hymn, and he requested it be sung at his funeral ( before he died, obviously! ) A talented baritone sang it. Dad was a forester, and the words spoke to him directly. Thanks for playing it. ☮️
You, Sir, are a treasure! Your playing is uplifting and brings me to tears! GOD bless you from Victoria, Texas. F. Rojas
This is one of my absolute favorite hymns and I think one of the best versions I have ever heard. I've heard a lot of hymns in my day having sung in church choirs since I was 15. I am 63 and still singing in a little church in Florida that needs musicians. I've asked God to allow me to keep singing for His glory for as long as He wishes it. You have your life ahead of you which is providential for everyone. Deo Gratias.
Amen , Well said ,Sir
Great hymn beautifully played on that spectacular organ. You are such a professional organist and I guess a committed Christian. This shows in your playing. God bless you Ben
Thank you for sharing the hymns of Praise with the You tube world. .
This song was my first solo in church at like 16 years old, the pastor kept asking when i would sing it again !!
I stumbled upon your videos…..since I can remember I had a deep love for organ music. No other instrument can lead a congregation in worship to sing the praises of our Lord and Saviour like the organ.
I personally prefer organs like this one, where the organist is fully in charge of the instrument and not a computer.
May our Lord bless you abundantly for this work of love
Nothing provides the sense of reverence that an organ like this can give. This is the way I love to hear my favorite classic hymns. God bless you sir, truly enjoying your dedication and talent to glorifying this worship music.
Brad in TN
One of my favorite hymns and played very majestically on a beautiful organ
I have never seen or heard you before but I love your playing , I would like to hear you play an organ composition on that very impressive organ. I also strongly approve of your respectful outfit fitting for a church organist (White Shirt and Tie). Instead of open necked shirt and jeans worn by some of these evangelical musicians
I first heard this hymn when sung by a Pentecostal woman with her friends in Denton and a Roman Catholic contingent led from Blackfriars, Oxford. It gives me the shivers and I cry as it reminds me of those days as a Roman Catholic French Canadian Québec Rhodes Scholar in 1970 or so. Now I sing it in church at Saint Aloysius in Montréal. Thank you so much and may God bless you and keep you.
now THAT is how you play the organ
Very majestic.
Your a very fine young christian.gentlemen God Bless You from Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿🙏
Great playing & sound for a small organ. Another favourite hymn. Thks Ben for all these short videos on abandoned organs/churches.
Just wonderful - thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing the hymns of Praise with th You Tube world..
I get asked for this at so many weddings, and funerals. Plus, it pops up quite often at regular services. It's a joy to play. I wish I had the stop range that you do though!
This hymn is from Sweden! And i love it!
I love this hymn and the organ has the great system of coupling.
There is the organ, and you ARE the organist.
May I also say how smartly turned out you are. I love to see a white shirt and black tie.
Such a beautiful hymn. It takes me back to my childhood-I was a treble.
Köszönöm szépen !
Good job man. I enjoy your playing
There is a profound connection between the human and the Divine, that is best exhibited via musical themes. Nothing moves the Soul more closely to God than spiritual music. Doctor George Whitehead
Bless you from France !
God Bless Ameria
It seems like there has been a tremendous increase in the number of younger people playing the organ since the Hauptwerk platform appeared and it became affordable to have a home organ for practice. A high school organ student of mine recently competed at Baylor University along with 9 other high schoolers, and not only didn’t he win, he didn’t even place 2nd. He played the Bach G minor fugue and the Boellmann Toccata both from memory. The level of competition was incredible. All that to say, I believe the organ is once again on the rise in the world.
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Amen
Thanks!
I love this hymn.
Not just in England, in South Africa as well.
Thank you so much for playing that hymn . Memories of my grandparents in their home playing and singing 'How great thou art ' . Brought them close once again x
Power & Majesty!
The Nations Favourite Hymn. Thank You Ben
"How great thou art" was made famous by the Billy Graham organisation back in the fifties, and it deserves every airing it's had since!
Yes, it opened every broadcast of "The Hour of Decision" and sung by George Beverly Shay, in his amazing deep voice. This video brings back the memories!
Thank you! God bless your ministry. ☺️
Thank u for playing such a beautiful h. How Great Thou Art..great painist
Thank you very much! 😊
As you say Ben its a tragic loss to hear recorded music particularly in a church of all places. Organists like you are gold dust, being an x choirboy ( Christ Church Bath ) I so appreciate your talent & enthusiasm for small church's & their organs. You give me so much pleasure, many thanks! John in Monmouth
Love the introduction too
Absolutely gorgeous
Thank you.
Very good!
My lovely mother would belt this out at the top of her voice and with pure joy on her face well into her 80s. The organist never stood a chance. Thanks Ben, beautiful memory.
Indeed!
One of my favorite songs.❤❤ you play it so good. Beautiful.
This man is incredible
Great Ben ! Such a simple yet very moving hymn. I play it a lot at our little church.
Beautiful music 🎶 Thanks!❤
Thank you, from dark-sky (Tõravere) campus of Tartu Observatory, in south-central Estonia.
FABULOUS ! 🙂
It is a travesty, pure vandalism and a criminal act to discard perfectly restorable historical pipe organs in exchange for either inadequate electronic substitutes or ‘Pop Groups’ and recorded music. I am speaking as a professional organist in Hull who has been more of less forced out of my post at a church who favour worship songs and have no interest in organ music or maintenance.
i play an 1866 organ and play hymns like this. I think you are correct. It is criminal to destroy vintage organs. But sadly nobody goes to church so the churchs dont have the money which is lousy
@@HashbrownsandsausagesThe mosques, on the other hand, are packed.
@@staffie1uk Exactly. They still go to ther churches.
Really enjoying the series from this young and talented organist....as Ben says, organs and organists are being demolished....maybe it’s cheaper for the priest to turn up with his phone, plug into the house PA and just run the backing tracks? I used to be a organist /choir director at a large parish church but after years of developing the choir, creating a good reputation for providing music etc. for wedding and funerals plus all the hidden values of bringing together people around the music life of the church....then in comes a young new priest who had no interest in music...it didn’t take long to take it down....Christmas is coming....I bet they regret it when they want their carols sung?
That is tragic. My sincere sympathy.
Uplifting!
Beautiful
Stunning ❤
Man you are great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting most people think this hymn comes from Evangelical Protestants, but in fact it’s from the Lutheran tradition
It’s originally Swedish Lutheran. There’s a slight resemblance in tune to The Horst Wessel Song, but it’s older and if anything that song did the stealing.
Our gospel group plays this frequently. We love it! A true tragedy about the organs. I hope someone is advocating for them.
Wonderful
I would love to see what Ben could do with a trumpet en chamade.
Praise the Lord... Amen.🙏❤
I'm delighted with your musicality. This hymn is sung in Brazil with a translation by Nathanael Emmerich, my grandmother's cousin. It's a very inspiring hymn!
Thanks God
One of my absolute favourites. Beautifully played, Ben.
❤❤💞
It is sad to see wonderful organs go to the tip, but perhaps there'll be a re-emergence of synthetic (Hauptwerk type) organs. I'm in 2 minds about it - because I am very sentimental about real pipe organs, at the same time I sort of see that (quality) digital organs are just progress - much like electric cars are replacing combustion engines.....
Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo !!!!!!!
Thanks
Nice tracker action there, could you do another video of this hymn with it in B flat, please?
Fab
I can't understand how people could think a hippie with a guitar and a tambourine could ever be preferable to this. Jesus wept.
While I love the organ and the way Ben plays the old hymns that I love, please read Psalm 150 before you write off more :modern" forms of worship. Perhaps the "hippie with guitar and tambourine " is the original format of worship after all.
@@Anagrams458 got ‘em 😅 lol
@mattbowman5450 to "get 'em" wasn't my aim. I just wanted to point
out that worship music has changed over time. As Ben pointed out in one of his videos, before the advent of the organ, worshippers were led by a band of musicians who then became obsolete.
I also felt that using the bible verse, "Jesus wept" was inappropriate in this context.
@@Anagrams458 you’re right and thanks for calling me out here! if you saw my reply to another similar comment on this video you would’ve seen me say the exact same thing you’re saying here. I was just referencing John 4 instead of Psalm 150 lol I suppose I was a little brazen with the tongue in cheek remark here, but I believe we’re on the same page 👍 I love worship in all of its forms, and I’m more than stoked to have conversations like this with other brothers and sisters in Christ 😊
@@Bludangel2-4A 😊 ah, I missed your other comment.
Ben we so much want to buy your recordings Music from St . Martin’s Salisbury please advise where we may get it. Thank you Andrew Green
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Originally a Swedish hymn made by a Swede.
Wonderful
Thanks