A compilation of hymns played at Downside Abbey

[@luis_ar2146]

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!

[@reductiomusic]

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[@ProLibertatis]

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[@1375-g6q]

Pięknie powiedziane... !😊

[@1375-g6q]

Pięknie powiedziane... !

[@matthewwright5552]

Protestant ones. Not a Catholic hymn in sight

[@patriciakearsley9350]

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.

[@ralphblack9919]

Oh such truth as I wipe my eyes, thank you.

[@JMcdon1627]

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

[@DonaldRogers-sb4nn]

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!

[@amosaisrael3423]

God bless your fingers my friend❤️

[@katetaylor1466]

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! 😊

[@ophokeleonard5036]

❤❤🎉in search for sweet hymnal I landed on this. God, thank you for feeding my soul through his talent. Remain blessed dear organist.

[@user-gj7jq3mm4r]

You are absolutely fantastic....playing these great hymns as they should be played. Such dignity!!!

[@flamlingo3566]

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?! ✝🎵❤

[@-11114]

Awesome and uplifting collection from a talented young organist 🙏

[@scottrobinson8189]

I can feel that organ bench vibrating. Whatever the downside of KZbin, 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.

[@reductiomusic]

Thank you Scott, means a lot

[@michalzaturecky3130]

​@@reductiomusic Can your sand me any notes ? Thnks 🙏🙏

[@johnwhite5081]

As a child from Bermondsey, South London I spent many summers at Downside and this brings back so many memories

[@ralphblack9919]

There aren’t words to express myself for hearing your God given gift of music and the great organ, bless you on you journey.

[@sallyconti6802]

Give me these old Anglican hymns any time rather than bland forgettable modern worship music. Thank you for this collection.

[@glenysramsden9891]

Wonderful organist. Beautiful hymns

[@BonnieKetterman-qw8vd]

I love the sound of that nice church organ I love organ hymns what a blessing

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

Fantastic range of hymns expertly played.. Many thanks

[@davidcraggs3770]

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.

[@jeffreylefaucheur9029]

Congratulations to the wonderful organist - heavenly in peace, beauty in Gods creation and divine in harmony- simply beautiful and blessed in Gods House. ❤❤❤

[@LJAllen1000]

An uplifting selection of inspirational hymns beautifully played. Many thanks. 🎹🎵🎶🎹

[@alexladentin1986]

It let me cry 😅 sooooo beautiful and warm

[@rhettl]

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!

[@trevorbridgewater607]

I love the first one, one of my favorites “Abide with me”

[@larrybunner1207]

Could listen to you all night.prayers tl you.

[@daniele4019]

Great!!! God bless you Matt.

[@back2uster]

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 ❤😢

[@wimkroon9050]

As a Dutch I recognize many of these songs, beautiful performance!

[@joyceaijala395]

And I listen to music from Urk- it opened my heart.

[@priyarajk3364]

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.

[@hugoskucek]

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.

[@patcaddagh]

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.

[@petragregory5549]

Awesome! Beautiful played 🎶Thank you 💕

[@reinetlourens5059]

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

[@israelaunko5648]

Wow. Came across this buy chance. Thank God for you and your talent--its definitely not exactly something we can all do.

[@stephenhoover571]

Ben thank you Thank You very much I like the concert.

[@elizabethdent1984]

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. ♥

[@chesterwilson9796]

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!

[@dejazzcentrale]

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.

[@AandCorganlovers]

Absolutely loved this! Would love to see more of these!

[@reductiomusic]

More coming soon!

[@CharlesNewton-xq1hb]

Love that beautiful sound you make from the organ called music.❤😊😊

[@stephenhoover571]

God Bless you í love your playing!

[@garthstevenson8607]

Great selection, well played

[@flamlingo3566]

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. ✝❤😊

[@Hat12man]

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..)

[@DavidPrest-q7x]

Fantastic time to see you playing today nice playing😅

[@frasermathers2287]

Absolutely fantastic playing Matt. Your a true professional. Thanks

[@ftolasa]

Collection of my favorite hymns. God bless you 🙏

[@mikevellinga8340]

a beautiful remembrance played by a young faithful guy gives hope for a better future with eternal praise to God

[@Tom88202]

Great timing and legato - your playing is as near to perfection as possible! (A fellow organist)

[@tyronesills9423]

Thank you. So inspiring to me here in Alabama, USA.

[@jamesvanian5524]

Really enjoyed this, Matt. So beautifully played with power and feeling. Amazing and brilliant. James.

[@musicartforthesaintswhocry3]

I love these Anglican hymns. So beautiful

[@ianclark2840]

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.

[@musicartforthesaintswhocry3]

@ianclark2840 Thank you Sir. I was baptized by a pastor belonging to the Presbyterian church. I really appreciate it.

[@thomasboyd251]

Absolutely magnificent , so uplifting in these difficult times .

[@mspg2]

How peaceful Matt -it comes from within you. Blessings.

[@rolfgiehmann528]

Brilliant matt. Love this ❤. You are the best modern organist around too.

[@paulmoreno6279]

My awesome and amazing guy 👏 Sendin u crazy love from Palm Beach Florida today 💯

[@XY_Dude]

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.

[@chriscaffee4227]

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!

[@petermuller8115]

Awesome and majestic playing, Matt! I enjoyed listening to this. Hope to hear more like this 👏👏👏

[@reductiomusic]

Thanks Peter, part 2 is coming soon

[@jeanclaudedallefrate8732]

Que c est beau . Merci à l organiste . Tu as du tallent . Je suis au ciel . Que dieu t entende et te bénisses alléluia

[@blueteletubie1]

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. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼❤️

[@elinorjean4333]

Awesome thank you for blessing us. 😊

[@Johnburggy]

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 .

[@KeithAshley78]

Opening hymn right in the feels mums funeral

[@KaiShepherd-n6z]

You are a very talented lad with such a future ahead of you. Ur amazing xx❤

[@T-41]

Thank you for this inspirational recital! Wonderful!

[@greerbox]

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 🤪

[@hughbryant1326]

This compilation has brought back so many happy memories. Thank you.

[@emmanueladesanya241]

Thanks for playing one of my favourite hymn tune (Bleanwern)

[@rongoodwin8636]

Blessing to you, Matt, for a wonderful hymn presentation. You are rocking, man! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@galambosvali12]

Köszönöm szépen !

[@c-historia]

that's awesome !! super compilation of hymns

[@Jackie-sd9hg]

So glad to find this video. Beautiful music. Thank you for sharing. ❤🙏

[@revjonathan3166]

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.

[@josevipadilla7224]

Fantástica Música e interpretación. Enhorabuena y Gracias por ofrecérnosla.

[@trevortomah8508]

My favorite instrument; the pipe organ, a unique and profound sound, thank you. GOD bless.

[@Mokiethe1st]

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.

[@thomaswinter9546]

Der junge Mann hat sehr schön gespielt.

[@nathanroehl9185]

Love the hymns chosen and played well

[@jwf723]

Great selection played beautifully thank you ❤

[@edwardtaylor607]

Thank you great sounds

[@CharlesNewton-xq1hb]

Love that beautiful sound you m

[@chrissuperhero2291]

Thanks really lifted my spirit

[@joycarson1766]

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

[@marioribeirodeazevedoneto311]

Perfeito, fantástico, excelente performance. Parabéns ao organista. Abadia em estilo gótico, órgão magnífico, gostei muito. Congratulation! BRASIL

[@wilfridoctavefaton6647]

Virtuose organiste. Beaucoup de précisions et de talents.

[@eliotlawrence4222]

Powerful! Love your passion.

[@JohnCavicchio]

Very inspirational, Matt.

[@KOI-nz3vn]

Absolutely awesome. Well done Matt🥇🏆🏆🎹

[@halley222000]

very well played , some of my old favorites, thank you.

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Wonderful!🤗👍👏👏👏

[@davidkabeyakatembwe8611]

Just amazing!

[@DavidSherwood-nj9zf]

Fabulous

[@johngreatbatch6441]

Lovely

[@federicoprice2687]

Bravo Matt, wonderful. Thank you. 😊

[@gesffarmergmailcom]

I ENJOY SO MUCH

[@DenisSainte]

absolument magnifique cet organiste est vraiment très bien

[@lisaschroy1578]

It is one of my favorite films

[@philipchristian2783]

Beautiful hymns

[@ianmagill4327]

Should be on Britain's got talent

[@ishouldbesleeping1481]

This is glorious. Bravo.

[@pietertje9931]

Geweldig mooi🥲. Ga zo door jonge vriend met dit soort muziek😘

[@davidherman29]

Well done playing O Jesus I Have Promised, lots of accidents so well done. I loved all of them, do you know O thou who camest from above, music written by SS Wesley the grandson of Charles Wesley, its a very beautiful hymn it's one of my favourites.