When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (Virtual Choir #14)

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  • Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
  • When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
    Lyrics by Isaac Watts
    Traditional Tune ("O Waly Waly")
    Arrangement © 2023 by David Wesley
    Virtual Choir #14 features a brand new arrangement for Isaac Watts' beloved hymn. "O Waly Waly," otherwise known as "The Water is Wide," is an old Scottish melody that really helps the lyrics soar. Join us as we remember Christ's suffering and death on that Wondrous Cross, and what it means to follow in His footsteps.
    Virtual Choir #14 is a joint effort of 98 singers and ASL signers from 24 countries. In there you'll find grade-schoolers, grandparents, and everything in between! I'm so grateful for the chance to work with such a fantastic and diverse musical community over the last 6 years. Thanks to the newcomers and veterans alike!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 141

  • @tom4bucs
    @tom4bucs Рік тому +9

    I am astounded by the depth of harmonies in an acapella arrangement, Thank You David, and thank you choir and signers. HE IS RISEN INDEED! See you soon!

  • @MagdalenaLilla
    @MagdalenaLilla Рік тому +11

    Thank you David Wesley for this Amazing arrangement of "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross", and for all you hard work and dedication in creating, organizing and putting together this Virtual Choir! May the Lord greatly and abundantly bless you! 🙏🏻

  • @sarah0930
    @sarah0930 Рік тому +15

    This is absolutely beautiful, and what a perfect song for Good Friday. Thank you for this video, it is such a blessing to me.

  • @dawnmichelle4403
    @dawnmichelle4403 Рік тому +16

    Wow! This is an old, familiar hymn, but this rendition with the ASL brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for this Easter gift. God be praised! 🙌🏻

  • @barbaracarter8384
    @barbaracarter8384 2 місяці тому

    Glory to the Lamb of God. Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
    Looking forward to meeting you brother David singing at the feet of Jesus. What a day that will be.

  • @sjt609
    @sjt609 Рік тому +11

    I love this old Scottish melody and amazing harmony. BRAVO David and choir.❤

  • @mbirbaamuasi
    @mbirbaamuasi Рік тому +3

    🙏Thank you! This tune is a favourite. This arrangement is now a new favourite. God bless.

  • @MagdalenaLilla
    @MagdalenaLilla Рік тому +8

    ❤🙏🏻 *Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all*

  • @Stalwarttally
    @Stalwarttally Рік тому +11

    Soon we finna be praising the King of love in white raiment above.

  • @kevinsemenjuk
    @kevinsemenjuk Рік тому +14

    Awesome job as always! Great arrangement!

  • @PaulWalker-zk2dd
    @PaulWalker-zk2dd Рік тому +3

    Have a blessed Easter David. You have brought an Easter blessing to all of us. Thank you.

  • @fredkornis793
    @fredkornis793 Рік тому +3

    Such a great ministry to bring us together in HIM !! ☝🏼

  • @thecrew777
    @thecrew777 Рік тому +3

    Okay, I've listened to this so many times, and You Tube only allows one thumb up. So here we go: 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤

  • @Appassionato
    @Appassionato Рік тому +9

    This has turned out beautifully :) Thanks David for all your hard work. May the message of this song touch many this Good Friday 😊

  • @jillhicks2487
    @jillhicks2487 Рік тому +3

    Wonderful!!! So grateful for your hard work and ministry!

  • @gracefarm394
    @gracefarm394 Рік тому +3

    What a beautiful song a lovely gift to all of us. ❤❤

  • @Appassionato
    @Appassionato Рік тому +3

    This is an amazing piece of work! I can imagine how much effort it takes to align all the tracks such that the consonants are crisp and start / end at the same time! Once again, thank you, David, for all your hard work. It is always a privilege to sing in your choir 😊 May God use the message of this song to speak to many :)

  • @katiepare9685
    @katiepare9685 Рік тому +2

    This was a beautiful arrangement! Thank you for your hard work and the efforts of all involved, God bless you all!

  • @beachhouse7160
    @beachhouse7160 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful! Amen and amen

  • @drenee65
    @drenee65 Рік тому +5

    Thank you so much..such a Blessing 💙

  • @gandg29
    @gandg29 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful rendition of a timeless hymn! Love it! ❤

  • @thecrew777
    @thecrew777 Рік тому +7

    There are so many layers in this, I'm astonished! It's like watching someone go from playing a piano with one finger to using 10 fingers in about a few months. I think David Wesley is moving into a level of composition that is a classic of it's own! I hope that these are noted and honored by all countries from which all these beautiful voices originate. Thank you for a beautiful Good Friday gift to us all.

  • @timsmith4089
    @timsmith4089 Рік тому +2

    A clear example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts! PTL!

  • @bethvonbuchwald1023
    @bethvonbuchwald1023 Рік тому +2

    Love the lyrics and this melody. I’ve heard it before and actually prefer this arrangement. Thank you!

  • @paulagardner3218
    @paulagardner3218 Рік тому +10

    I've never heard these lyrics sung to this traditional melody before. Lovely.

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +3

      Apparently it’s more common in certain countries - like Australia. My brother’s former church in Toronto used it as well. The church I attended this morning did it too!

  • @GrandmasGotGraceLW
    @GrandmasGotGraceLW Рік тому +3

    Well done, everyone! Love it so much! Thanks, David! 😀

  • @DW-bc2gl
    @DW-bc2gl Рік тому +3

    Praise the Lord!!!

  • @richardnewsom1385
    @richardnewsom1385 10 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful arrangement 🎼🎼 thank you so much ❤

  • @maryscott2716
    @maryscott2716 Рік тому +2

    Love this arrangement, David! Not what I was expecting, but delightfully surprised! Thank you for this Easter blessing!

  • @user-dz4zf9ju6n
    @user-dz4zf9ju6n Рік тому +4

    Thank you, David! This turned out to be one of your best so far. May God bless you richly this season.

  • @susanjoythornton166
    @susanjoythornton166 Рік тому +4

    💞LOVE THIS RENDITION and a perfect song for this Good Friday.✝️
    Thank you and God bless you David and the choir.

  • @monicap6327
    @monicap6327 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful!

  • @lynlockrey7372
    @lynlockrey7372 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for such a vibrant, challenging and beautiful presentation of this great old hymn by Isaac Watts. David you have indeed done a splendid job as usual. Loved the people involved and particularly those who signed so the deaf and hard of hearing could have access to the lyrics of this great song. God bless you all. Lyn Lockrey, Australia.

  • @margievaneijkern4172
    @margievaneijkern4172 Рік тому +4

    Thank you so so much . That was amazing and beautiful 🥰🇨🇦

  • @BiblicalGospelSongs
    @BiblicalGospelSongs Рік тому +4

    ❤❤ Delbert and I both loved this arrangement

  • @tebersole
    @tebersole Рік тому +4

    Beautiful song and beautiful voices!

  • @vlastislavpechnik7118
    @vlastislavpechnik7118 5 місяців тому +1

    Viki,moc nadherný a procitene!!!dik za tvuj um Martas

  • @jamescole7686
    @jamescole7686 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful song on Good Friday, good sir. As you said in your comments at the end of the video, we have forgiveness of our sins only b/c of our faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank you again, my brother, for your faithfulness in using your gifts for King Jesus 🙂🙏🏼

  • @pennybailey6359
    @pennybailey6359 Рік тому +1

    All the beautiful brothers and sisters…what a wonderful blessing! Thank you dear Brother David! My heart is so happy ❤🙏🙏

  • @cherylreese2201
    @cherylreese2201 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful! Thank you David and choir!

  • @tedgrowsit
    @tedgrowsit Рік тому +3

    Thank you David and singers! Probably one of the most meaningful songs ever written. Very touching and beautiful.

  • @GroooviChick
    @GroooviChick Рік тому +2

    Beautiful harmonies!! 👌🏾

  • @stephwessel7346
    @stephwessel7346 Рік тому +7

    Yay, Amy Ackerman!
    Beautiful song, David! Thank you so much. May you and your family enjoy a blessed Easter celebration! He is Risen!

  • @annienasman8370
    @annienasman8370 Рік тому +4

    Excellent job!

  • @williamhoward2731
    @williamhoward2731 Рік тому +2

    I wish to thank you David for sharing this awesome Christian Hymn video with me .

  • @jaciblue1
    @jaciblue1 Рік тому +4

    So beautiful and so much truth and depth in the lyrics. Happy Easter and hopefully this will remind you of this love that's so amazing and so divine that demands our soul, our life and our all. ❤

  • @Vitamortis.
    @Vitamortis. Рік тому +6

    this is beautiful. Thanks to everybody especially David who put work into this!

  • @pbilk
    @pbilk Рік тому +6

    Wonderful work, David! This was a great arrangement and editing job!
    Great job to all the people who participated! I am glad that I could have participated as well. 🙂

  • @pattigsbh4392
    @pattigsbh4392 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful truth of Christ sacrifice for us, such Love! Thank you for a harmonious blessing. I appreciate you including sign language in your performances. I have several deaf friends and I was an interpreter for years. God bless you and all involved. ❤❤

  • @traceyevison3334
    @traceyevison3334 Рік тому +4

    I haven't heard this tune in awhile. Lovely!

  • @KayKudiwa
    @KayKudiwa Рік тому +1

    So beautiful, was blessed by it. Made me wanna cry

  • @dorothyrice2771
    @dorothyrice2771 Рік тому +3

    David, thank you for this new tune (not new) and arrangement. When you sing a song by the same tune and arrangement for so many years, you may find yourself singing by rote, by habit. This caused me to consider the words more carefully than I might normally have.

  • @autumn3leaves
    @autumn3leaves Рік тому +4

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the work that goes into each of these virtual choir pieces! We are always incredibly blessed with each one! Passover Blessings to you and your family! 🙌💚🙌

  • @lighthouselover
    @lighthouselover Рік тому +3

    God’s Blessings! Happy Easter! Beautiful

  • @karenswartz8280
    @karenswartz8280 Рік тому +3

    Another fine blessing for all. Your talent is limitless!

  • @sonjasisco8064
    @sonjasisco8064 Рік тому +4

    Great arrangement! Perfect song for today. The editing was creative & a labor of love. May our Lord bless your efforts & all the people involved. The ending was unique. Have a wonderful Easter!!

  • @k.g.r.2682
    @k.g.r.2682 Рік тому +3

    Outstanding musical quality! Outstanding production quality! Keep worshipping.

  • @adelsjourney
    @adelsjourney Рік тому +6

    This is the tune I learned when I first learned this hymn. It's such an old lovely tune - it's always been my understanding that the other tune is newer. Nevertheless, they are both beautiful and serve to lift our hearts and minds up to the awe-inspiring splendor that is the cross. Thanks for you work and thank you to all the lovely singers!

  • @sharonsyearofjubilee
    @sharonsyearofjubilee Рік тому +3

    I love this so much! I will share with everyone! A beautiful tribute to the day Christ willingly sacrificed himself for all people!

  • @Tropicalbliss45
    @Tropicalbliss45 Рік тому +5

    Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful blessing as usual. Thank God for you David, you are a gift of God to us. I pray God keeps you focused and pray for your beautiful family and the choir members from around the world. God bless you brother.

  • @AuntieBecky85
    @AuntieBecky85 Рік тому +2

    What a gift-to our Savior and to world-to be able to share this with others! Thank you, David! Blessings to you and your family!

  • @homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754
    @homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for all the hard work- nicely done!

  • @kerryw6360
    @kerryw6360 Рік тому +3

    I am always amazed when I hear and see how the song comes together. Just beautiful, David.

  • @ladykilgore2337
    @ladykilgore2337 Рік тому +4

    I needed this blessing today. Thank you!

  • @kathleenallen5313
    @kathleenallen5313 Рік тому +4

    Thank you, David, for this meaningful Easter gift! Powerful!!

  • @nhyiraba9152
    @nhyiraba9152 Рік тому +3

    God bless all who joined in bringing this forth. You are indeed touching lives. 🙏🏾

  • @tomcunningham5150
    @tomcunningham5150 Рік тому +3

    Thanks David and choir. This will be a good day

  • @maryellenbowersock5099
    @maryellenbowersock5099 Рік тому +3

    Just beautiful, I'm so blessed to listen to it❤ Thank you so much!
    Wonderful arrangement David! God bless you and your family! 🙏

  • @susanwarnercabaniss8736
    @susanwarnercabaniss8736 Рік тому +3

    I ❤ your rendition of this classic hymn. Old hymns become new like us when we accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour.

  • @robin_miller_music
    @robin_miller_music Рік тому +4

    Wow, well done! Great arrangement, lots of work gone into that. Blessings

  • @24Revelation
    @24Revelation Рік тому +2

    Thank you and God bless!

  • @sabinej.4934
    @sabinej.4934 Рік тому +3

    Congrats, that was wonderful and perfect for waking up on this Good Friday morning ☀️✝️ God bless you

  • @mikemanjo2458
    @mikemanjo2458 Рік тому +3

    Awesome! Beautiful version. Great job signers!❤❤❤(Jane in SC)

  • @clhoskins5365
    @clhoskins5365 Рік тому +2

    Love it! I enjoy putting lyrics of one song to the melody of another. Keeps things interesting!!

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому

      This tune has been used with When I Survey for a long long time. :)

  • @rudievalentine
    @rudievalentine Рік тому +3

    Very moving and wonderful rendition of this hymn. ❤️🙏

  • @marklagoy8236
    @marklagoy8236 Рік тому +2

    Have heard this version before, and the choir sounds awesome. Not sure why I have seen comments hating on this.

  • @tammyhines1585
    @tammyhines1585 Рік тому +2

    Thank you this was just beautiful.

  • @kgeiger61
    @kgeiger61 Рік тому +3

    This is WONDERFUL David! Brought cheer to my day. Thank you! I so wanted to participate in this one, but just couldn't make the time.

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +1

      Your help behind the scenes is much more valuable!🤗

  • @JimK404
    @JimK404 Рік тому +3

    Another really excellent arrangement - I love hearing the interplay between the different parts.

  • @lisastroble4743
    @lisastroble4743 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful!❤

  • @georgewang4963
    @georgewang4963 Рік тому +2

    God bless dear Brother!!!

  • @headroom28
    @headroom28 Рік тому +3

    Another triumph!

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому

      That last name is so familiar. Do you have family in south-western Ontario?

  • @mindyflow3035
    @mindyflow3035 Рік тому +3

    Well done! Perfect timing to focus on the cross. It moved me. Thank you!

  • @PurplePaisley
    @PurplePaisley Рік тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!

  • @Elizabeth490
    @Elizabeth490 Рік тому +2

    What a blessing!

  • @Jeremy_White75
    @Jeremy_White75 Рік тому +2

    Extraordinary! I never heard this version before, but after hearing this - I now prefer it! It’s amazing to read Isaac Watt’s history of this song and Charles Wesley’s incredible words about it! ❤

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому

      Charles Wesley’s words? Isaac Watts wrote the lyrics . :)

    • @Jeremy_White75
      @Jeremy_White75 Рік тому

      @@DavidWesley I should have clarified… Charles Wesley reportedly said of this hymn that he would give up all of the hymns he ever wrote just to have been the author of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. I read it somewhere recently. That’s what I was referring to. Sorry for the confusion.

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +1

      Gotcha. That’s high praise from CW!

  • @petersr.petropristatsky4570
    @petersr.petropristatsky4570 Рік тому +6

    Very nice song 🎶.

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for singing and supporting behind the scenes!

  • @samkimani5426
    @samkimani5426 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful work. Glory be to God

  • @vickivanneste4583
    @vickivanneste4583 Рік тому +3

    I enjoyed the signing

  • @yazmin9846
    @yazmin9846 Рік тому +1

    Amazing, Amazing

  • @joseadangarcia60
    @joseadangarcia60 Рік тому +4

    Good arrangement. 😊

  • @Nonnie-417
    @Nonnie-417 Рік тому +4

    One of my favorite hymns of all-time! I know that version well and love both this and the original one. You have done an incredible job putting all these lovely voices together to praise Jesus! I can envision the heavenly choir when hearing this! Well done, David!

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +1

      What do you mean by “original”? Isaac Watts wrote the lyrics decades before the writers of the Hamburg and Rockingham tunes were born. :)

    • @Nonnie-417
      @Nonnie-417 Рік тому

      Well, the one I meant is the Hamburg one taken from a Gregorian chant (from what some sources say.). The other one seems to be much more modern, if 50+ years is modern! Obviously you are the expert… I’m just a lowly little piano player from way back! 😀. Again thanks for your beautiful music!

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +1

      I’m not claiming expertise by any means. I just had to do 5 minutes of research when choosing a song for the project. Both Rockingham nor O Waly Waly are also hundreds of years old.

  • @MB-mn4jw
    @MB-mn4jw Рік тому +3

    Great job!

  • @michaelpaulsministry
    @michaelpaulsministry Рік тому +3

    It's a very good arrangement. All of the voices blended together nicely. It was very beautiful. 🙂💖🙌

  • @maple929
    @maple929 Рік тому +3

    Lovely seamless arrangement. Thank you David 😊🙏

  • @sheilaghwatson8360
    @sheilaghwatson8360 Рік тому +3

    So beautiful! What a wonderful way to praise God. I wish I had the confidence to sing with a choir. ❤

    • @DavidWesley
      @DavidWesley  Рік тому +2

      You can do it! It’s easier than singing a solo.

    • @AuntieBecky85
      @AuntieBecky85 Рік тому +1

      Sheilagh-David makes it fairly simple. With such a beautiful name and heart, I would encourage you to jump in and give it a try.

  • @tomcunningham5150
    @tomcunningham5150 Рік тому +3

    The voicing and pitches are sooooo good especially the sopranos and altos. Nice job

  • @doxieherblitz
    @doxieherblitz Рік тому +3

    Well done!!

  • @dotfurbay9910
    @dotfurbay9910 Рік тому +3

    Thanks!

  • @MomAJ4
    @MomAJ4 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful!!!