Geoffrey in philadelphia usa from barbados my favorite hymn amen

Beautiful voice

COVID is "OH, SCUM!" I even wrote a song about it. It's a parody of this anthem.

...by the way, it sounds so much better in the key of A. At my local parish they sang it in B flat...ouch...B flat gives me the willies. I have synesthesia & B flat sounds like high ceilings & open spaces, both of which make me DIZZY, believe it or not. The key of A sounds like a tree, which I love. I asked the choir director why we couldn't sing the key of A version. For some reason he prefers the key of B flat...yikes. Anyway, I'm glad this is in the key of A. My favorite keys are F, G, D, & A. They all sound like trees. The key of E sounds like a bright light. The key of C is ordinary, doesn't sound like anything in particular. But the key of B flat is just too much. No, I don't like keys that have more than 3 accidentals any more than I like B flat. So I am glad the KZbin recordings of this anthem are in the key of A.

Great Anthem, Great sound (esp no vibrato). Your talents need a better room.... This one clashes with the talent. The carpet gives no feed back or blend.

🌲🎄Merry Christmas🌲🎄 to all of you!

I love this hymn almost as much as I love FOREST GREEN!

I love the legato style and blend of this quartet.

I have been in churches who would have called this "tedious and dreary." I left those churches...I love this. Love it.

Very nice! Schön. Love this hymn!

beautiful in every way, one small suggestion, this plain chant is from Psalm 24. I really love all your singing, and played it over and over. It is so much like my own church's service.

Awful.

I think this was nice and dignified

@celtusguy "Oh and by the way", yes it is - completely - by the way except to demean someone whose opinion is different to yours. We are not here to discuss spelling anymore than "by the way" neither Shakespeare nor many of the greatest names in English literature were less concerned about how they spelled than grammar - something contemporary English/American culture has totally reversed. My point is still the same. You are at home where you are; leave others alone, and live and let live.

@organisten just for your information if you regard Palestrina, Tallis, Byrd et al trendy, then I guess I must be! I sing in a church choir where we sing Mass settings, Anthems and Motets by such composers together with Plainsong and Anglican Chant and we sing the Chant as a song of praise, not as a tedious Dirge....oh by the way....ple(a)nty as not got a A in it!.....SO, go back to sleep with your tedious and dreary way of singing!

@celtusguy go away. There are PLEANTY of "modern" churches where you will find yourself at home. This used to be typical of church until the more "trendy" took over. Well now this is very much the minority. No one is forcing you to be here, so you go back to your trendy worship songs or what ever you like - and leave those of us who prefer tradition alone, preferably without your perjoratives. Live and let live!

Who is the organist and what ranks and name is the organ spec?

Wir haben das Lied heute am Volkstrauertag in der deutschen Version gesungen.Schön.

Congregations generally do not join in the singing of psalms. Historically - I may be wrong - they are the province of the choir as they need much practice: especially the Anglican non-metrical form. Psalms sometimes come off as tedious as it is essentially a repetition. It is not a canticle. Given the size of this choir, I think they made the best of what they have.

Certainly not tedious and dreary, but it's a shame it's not being sung by the entire congregation - it's a simple chant and would sound better that way IMO.

@pinefarm001 yes, it is - the title of the piece we have is "Laudate Nomen Domini" - but we usually sing it in english.

tedious and dreary

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (Nov.1, All Saints' Day), we sang this as our opening hymn. At another Lutheran Church that I filled in at, we sang vs. 1-3 as the opening hymn, and vs. 4-7 for the closing. It is #422 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Just thought I'd share.