Love Divine all Loves Excelling | Westminster Cathedral choir | London

The Beautiful Christian Hymn " Love Divine All Loves Excelling " sung at Westminster Cathedral for the Funeral of Cardinal Basil Hume.

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Thanks to Charles Wesley who wrote this deepfeeling hymn.

[@llwyde1104]

And the tune?? The great Blaenwern

[@palashvictor]

Awesomeee

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I expected descant at the end. Listen to St. Paul's Cathedral, London and you will better appreciate this hymn

[@Ed-Goldberg]

Descants aren’t everything. Sometimes they absolutely ruin hymn tunes.
Also there was an organ reharmonisation.