Hymn - Heyr Himna Smiður - Acapella Arrangement!

I'm back with another Hymn, I found this beauty from a viral video by the band Árstíðir who sung this in a train station. The performance and the reverb gave me the ultimate chills. 5 years later here I am bringing this to you in 8 parts, hope you like it! (PS Icelandic is really hard to sing)
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Lyrics:
Listen, smith of the heavens,
what the poet asks.
May softly come unto me
your mercy.
So I call on thee,
for you have created me.
I am thy slave,
you are my Lord.
God, I call on thee to heal me.
Remember me, mild one,
Most we need thee.
Drive out, O king of suns,
generous and great,
every human sorrow
from the city of the heart.
Watch over me, mild one,
Most we need thee,
truly every moment
in the world of men.
send us, son of the virgin,
good causes,
all aid is from thee,
in my heart.

[@SamRobson]

Available as digital download, along with other unreleased hymns: samrobson.bandcamp.com/album/hymns-collection-2014-to-present-day

[@zenaidariehl580]

Spiritually delivered. God bless you my son for sharing your talent.

[@gavcanflip]

PLEEEEEEEEASE do an arrangement of Come Thou Fount I would cry of joy

[@kuusitalo1]

I second that! One of my favorite hymns; I have a collection of various beautiful arrangements. Would LOVE to hear it from you!

[@Triforcefilms]

really subtle and understated, but profoundly rich. Well done my friend.

[@SamRobson]

A commenter has noted a mistake in the 2nd verse translation, apologies in advance and I hope it doesn't take away from the music.

[@anonymoususer9973]

It does not.

[@kalitheamare]

All you do is Give through your music. Thank you-- greetings from France

[@huntercelesky3805]

no worries and by the way this is such a beautiful arrangment and i saw the viral video and was shocked your next challange by request is the god of war 4 overture by bear mccreary(PS im the kid who asked for advice on accaplla music on facebook)

[@dianewisham5426]

Sam Robson nothing could ever take away from your magnificent music 🎶💜💕💜

[@Byne6010]

You should do a song from the movie Prince of Egypt

[@janetlong4631]

This Icelandic hymn is one of the tabs in my browser that opens every day when I start my computer.

[@janetlong4631]

Sam, I thank God for you & His gift of music. I have a music degree & have had choirs that did well. When I was teaching I took my students to an Episcopal cathedral in Seattle, Washington to hear this kind of music, Gregorian chant. The previous choir director had not prepared the choir well for competition they entered. A disastrous result made the students afraid of performing. After a year or so, a small madrigal group of 9-12 singers won top awards for their performance of Sicut cervus - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) @ a high school, Christian school music event. We sang mostly a cappella music from that period, which boosted the singer's confidence & ability. They were shown they could sing without any musical instruments to 'cover' for them. It was a lovely experience for me & the group. One member later sang w/Metropolitan Opera. [Not my doing, God's] they stood on their own newfound musical strength. Several are still in music, now understanding what a cappella music did to boost their love of music.

[@richardsenzig2083]

WOW! What a beautiful hymn and what a gorgeous arrangement. It is music that draws out the text in a very reverent and worshipful way. And of course, your singing is as brilliant as ever! This is one of those that I'll be coming back to time and again! Thank you.

[@oxboxuk]

Beautiful! Absolute chills 💅

[@annecharlottemusic]

love it !

[@jeftex8875]

Great way to start my day ! Thanks Sam

[@asiaarctic52]

Wonderful as always

[@sprawn09]

This is so beautiful! You've done an amazing job!

[@KalilOlsen]

Amazing as always!

[@virtualbeck]

Aww yeah, reminiscent of Imogen Heap’s sound. Love it Sam!

[@cherylblack7307]

This is fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to make it excellent and for sharing!!

[@freshheather]

You did it again, Sam!! Love it!! Thank you!

[@HinataSatomi]

It is so peaceful and beautiful

[@bruddion]

How blessed you are! Just wonderful

[@songwriterplanet]

gorgeous! just gorgeous.

[@ArtemYegorovMusic]

That was great, Sam. Love that piece also.

[@nanaobx]

Pure bliss! Thank you Sam for the joy you bring.

[@lazuliesings874]

Absolutely amazing as always, your arrangements give me goosebumps.

[@davidstrm5005]

Awesome stuff! You definitly deserve more subscribers😊

[@ytharper66]

Always amazing! What a great gift of God you have!

[@Elvele]

Hauntingly beautiful.

[@wesleywilliams5581]

Excellent choice and execution. Well done sir

[@Ice_Karma]

Beautiful.

[@josephinepetrovic3474]

Oh Sam... That was aMAZZZing!!!

[@theCmunee]

I love your arrangements. You're an incredibly talented dude. Always watching for a new video! Thanks!

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Just gorgeous. Love those harmonies.

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Soooo beautiful. Love all the rich chords in this!

[@kathrynowl5788]

Amazing job!! Perfect harmony and beautifully arranged!

[@leakjr9461]

Your work is awesome.

[@morganleigh5142]

beautiful

[@corazonbeso]

Another album soon please! Love you and your music!! This is beautiful. The harmonies are always gorgeous.

[@bb3ca201]

I LOVE THIS

[@blessedfive]

Touching words...

[@arturomilesproducer9669]

Genial, genial, gracias por compartir.

[@brandonjmorris5]

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS EVER AND YOU'RE MY FAVORITE VOCALIST! IM SO HYPED!

[@ShoonitStSinta]

your voice is AMAZING and you sound so angelic! great edit as well! I love everything about it

[@erabreu]

BRAVO!

[@earthchild28]

That was wonderful! The hymns you cover are my favorite! You have such an amazing talent! I am always super excited when I see new video notifications from your channel!😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@ondinaskye7773]

This is so CALMING ! 😴 💤 💤

[@jayambrose9998]

You always seem to post when my spirits need lifting, thank you for the incredible music you share with the world

[@AdorkableArtist92]

Voice of an angel!! Lovelovelove. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!

[@mwarner1977]

Wow. Awesome.

[@ennobrogmus2055]

Wonderfull song, and wonderfull interpration

[@andrewromanis3259]

Haunting and beautiful. What a rich talent this man is..

[@maxtari2378]

Beautiful

[@kuusitalo1]

As with all your hymns, this speaks peace to the soul. Thank you for sharing your gift so beautifully!

[@sherrmann1270]

i sit here stunned... by your outstanding performance of that hauntingly beautiful hymn!!! As per usual....u absolutely aced it Sam! especially singing it in a foreign tongue! Thank you so much sir....from the bottom of my heart for presenting this to us fans!!! God Bless!!

[@jayambrose9998]

I really love the way you're expanding your abilities with music, over the last year or so I've really seen a vast range of different songs, genres, video formats and now languages. From someone who enjoys your voice no matter what it is you produce I have to say its an interesting thing to experience, from the perspective of another creative mind it'd also very inspiring and I've delved into different styles of my work in mirror, most likely due to the fact I listen to your music whilst I create. As always I can't wait to hear and see what you share next!

[@emmystarlight]

wonderfully beautiful,if there is a new album coming out,i hope this is on it.I really really love it.💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@ADMitchell]

Cadence resolves are perfect and profound. Adept arranging as usual. Mellifluous!

[@cloudidaiz]

Don’t mind me. Snooping through your videos again. Oh look! A beautiful piece of vocal art that just brought me to tears.

[@RedNiel100]

YES! I've sung this in two of the choirs I've been a member of, and it's so beautiful.

[@SecretFriend]

Wow. This sounds so beautiful, even though I initially thought it was playing backwards.

[@GodOfStrategy]

This is so beautiful

[@ronrichardson7486]

You are such a gift, Sam. Everything you do is pure gold. I've never heard a range like yours; it's just stunning. God bless you a million-fold.

[@partynerdz]

Stellar!!!

[@CoreyView]

BLESS YOU. Ever since I heard Crywolf do a cover of this hymn I got hooked. Now, to hear you do a cover is just amazing!

[@PetitNuage02]

Oh damn, a Nordic song OuO Thank you Sam, your job is a real wonder ^^

[@megiordogtone6831]

Magic❤️

[@michaeltichael]

Love it

[@zenaidariehl580]

There is always urge to listen and wacth

[@jonathanbumbarger1456]

Sam I love the way you put together and present these wonderful songs and videos. I think a project that would be wonderful and most astonishing is a mass or an oratorio from Handel or Mozart. I think you would breathe great life into these classic works for our Lord!

[@marcelodias4521]

Very good!

[@martinwilcock5133]

you have certainly found your forte. The hymns and classical music really give you an edge and a great following although your Disney features are great. These are another level.

[@AquaticSoda]

Praise unto the Lord God of all Heaven and Earth. This is one of my favorite hymns. Thank you for covering it, Sam.

[@natpen1425]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!

[@martynasvil]

man that's beautiful

[@SamRobson]

Thanks man :)

[@Plafintarr]

You're my hero Sam! Thanks for your hard work! You're the kind of Sam I would bring with me to Mordor if I had to go. Your voice is so uplifting. I hope you're happy my dude. Merry belated Halloween.

[@SamRobson]

Available as sheet music! www.samrobsonmusic.com/scores

[@RaulMMusik]

shivers down my spine 😅👍👍👍

[@DjentDragon]

I've now discovered that I love hymns.

[@martinschottle8868]

Island liebe ich, viele Jahrhunderte war es ein freies Land. Und ich liebe Deine Lieder, Sam !

[@cdjheaven]

Wow! I could feel the Holy Spirit all over this song! May God richly bless you!

[@wyattmichaelproductions]

This made my Jul extra special this year as it was a way for me to celebrate my Nordic heritage while also celebrating Christmas! Thanks Sam, this is awesome!!

[@LychkovIA]

This is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing...................

[@KatieWiseman]

Chord before last. Yes. Sir.

[@rroussell3]

WOW Praise Jesus So uplifting

[@ppheanix]

So GOOD ! Former Head Chorister (1969) -- St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.

[@Ziongloo]

You are music itself I tell you

[@leec4185]

Love everything you do. I guess the folks with discretion come here :)

[@FWilson15]

I rarely comment bu this was amazing!

[@glitterm1]

Woww

[@JamesDavis-ps6yy]

Yes! Love this hymn and the arrangement. Up till now, only Arstiðir had a good version of it

[@EkeneAnonyai]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jrosejazz]

sick!!!!

[@SamRobson]

Bruv!

[@mccartney6449]

So beautiful!! Can I request A Shield About Me? It’s my favorite hymn and I know you would do great things with it, as usual!! 🙏🏻❤️

[@lukerichards4142]

I don’t know what hardware or software wizardry you’re using Sam but by god, when I turn up the volume control to appreciate your voice and we’re talking injecting the sort of decibels so the entire street can here, man it sounds sublime!

[@ashoey]

Nice hair control.

[@MosiMusik]

This is very beautiful and pretty good pronunciation :) it's a very old Icelandic hymn that Árstíðir covered in a train station but the song is much older ...

[@TheMasterOfTheFrets]

Reminds me of learning Gaelic in choir. The song was pronounced Shee-doh-mwo-mwoi (but it was spelled Si Do Mhaimeo I).

[@jrrn96]

Sam I love the stuff that tugs at the Hymn of His garment. I pray you work on more hymns to accomplish bringing the throne room here on earth as it is in Heaven, thanks brother for being a Christian example, a light in a dark world, to God be the Glory!

[@felixmarques]

Sam, is there any chance you could tell us quite what is happening at 0:24? That chord is unbelievable, but I can't quite pull it apart! How do you take a song as perfectly rich and expressive as this one and still find twists on it that are as appropriate as they're daring and alien?

[@savatage1991]

I love you. May the sky be your limit

[@Ectobronchium]

And it's probably a good idea to credit the poet, Kolbeinn Tumason. Not that it's copyrighted or anything. People might just be interested in it.

[@scipio436]

i mean he died 800 years ago i doubt he cares

[@bradboardman8484]

Really nice work here, Mr Robson. For some reason this piece brought to mind Randal Thompson's Alleluia. If you're not familiar with that, I'd encourage you to check it out. I could hear you doing a great rendition of it. :) Keep up the great work. Multi-track makes my mouth water, but I doubt I'll ever have the time or capacity to try it. Meanwhile, I'll just continue to enjoy yours!