A compilation of hymns played at Downside Abbey

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[@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

[@jeffreylefaucheur9029]

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

[@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]

🙏🙏

[@ProLibertatis]

🙏🙏🙏

[@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!

[@BonnieKetterman-qw8vd]

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

[@ophokeleonard5036]

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

[@-11114]

Awesome and uplifting collection from a talented young organist 🙏

[@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! 😊

[@daniele4019]

Great!!! God bless you Matt.

[@wimkroon9050]

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

[@joyceaijala395]

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

[@stephenhoover571]

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

[@stephenhoover571]

God Bless you í love your playing!

[@alexladentin1986]

It let me cry 😅 sooooo beautiful and warm

[@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

[@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?! ✝🎵❤

[@musicartforthesaintswhocry3]

I love these Anglican hymns. So beautiful

[@johnwhite5081]

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

[@larrybunner1207]

Could listen to you all night.prayers tl you.

[@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!

[@ftolasa]

Collection of my favorite hymns. God bless you 🙏

[@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.

[@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.

[@galambosvali12]

Köszönöm szépen !

[@garthstevenson8607]

Great selection, well played

[@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. ♥

[@trevorbridgewater607]

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

[@israelaunko5648]

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

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

Fantastic range of hymns expertly played.. Many thanks

[@KeithAshley78]

Opening hymn right in the feels mums funeral

[@DavidSherwood-nj9zf]

Fabulous

[@johngreatbatch6441]

Lovely

[@petragregory5549]

Awesome! Beautiful played 🎶Thank you 💕

[@CharlesNewton-xq1hb]

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

[@AandCorganlovers]

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

[@reductiomusic]

More coming soon!

[@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 💯

[@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. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼❤️

[@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.

[@edwardtaylor607]

Thank you great sounds

[@JohnCavicchio]

Very inspirational, Matt.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@gavinonieddu9855]

Che meraviglia❤

[@frasermathers2287]

Absolutely fantastic playing Matt. Your a true professional. Thanks

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Wonderful!🤗👍👏👏👏

[@lisaschroy1578]

It is one of my favorite films

[@elinorjean4333]

Awesome thank you for blessing us. 😊

[@TomPauls007]

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.

[@Jackie-sd9hg]

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

[@KaiShepherd-n6z]

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

[@jwf723]

Great selection played beautifully thank you ❤

[@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 🤪

[@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

[@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..)

[@CharlesNewton-xq1hb]

Love that beautiful sound you m

[@emmanueladesanya241]

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

[@KOI-nz3vn]

Absolutely awesome. Well done Matt🥇🏆🏆🎹

[@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.

[@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

[@c-historia]

that's awesome !! super compilation of hymns

[@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.

[@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 .

[@trevortomah8508]

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

[@johnetherington782]

A brilliant performance which I thoroughly enjoyed. One question: which hymn did you play before you played Jerusalem? I recognised the tune but not the first line of the hymn! Help please!

[@rongoodwin8636]

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

[@thomaswinter9546]

Sehr schöne Musik dieses Orgelmusik

[@thomaswinter9546]

Der junge Mann hat sehr schön gespielt.

[@nathanroehl9185]

Love the hymns chosen and played well

[@halley222000]

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

[@marioribeirodeazevedoneto311]

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

[@federicoprice2687]

Bravo Matt, wonderful. Thank you. 😊

[@chrissuperhero2291]

Thanks really lifted my spirit

[@eliotlawrence4222]

Powerful! Love your passion.

[@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.

[@howard1707]

👏👏👏

[@george_michaelfan8321]

amazing ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@ProLibertatis]

Fantástico, maravilloso 🙏

[@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

[@ianmagill4327]

Should be on Britain's got talent

[@genednomyar3383]

Nice! I especially enjoyed Amazing Grace!

[@davidthompson3415]

Excellent as usual 😂❤

[@thomaswinter9546]

Sehr schöne Orgelmusik 😊

[@MichaelReilly-r7h]

Beautiful hymns, when English speaking countries went with the Reformation, we missed the chance to add to hymnody with similar beautiful Catholic hymns

[@MrCJandOZZY]

Been trying to catch you in the UK but have you ever thought about touring the US Matt?

[@rickythe2nd63]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👑

[@craigtobias3609]

🇿🇦 💯

[@davidbeattie1366]

Who is the organist? The playing registrations are perfect!

[@wilhelm0174]

👌👍🇳🇱

[@raffaelevolpe1981]

Would it be possible to purchase the collection of scores?

[@Vlad-v6r]

Hey matt

[@Vlad-v6r]

My grandma passed away

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

Where are these hymns played and whose organ are they played on please.

[@LorisTerruli]

Can anyone list me all the played hymns?

[@luizfernandoschmachtenberg8156]

At 16:50, what is the hymn?

[@TheAnxiousOrganist]

“And can it be”. The tune is called ‘Sagina’. 😀

[@luizfernandoschmachtenberg8156]

@@TheAnxiousOrganist Thank you very much!

[@mudgebauer]

I have always loved to play traditional hymns on the pipe organ just like this young fellow does, but unfortunately when I moved to Guadalajara Mexico 25 years ago, sadly i discovered there are only a few pipe organs in the churches here. The one I like the most is in the Expiatorio Church.The priests here are poorly educated, ignorant with no appreciation for music and they hate gringos. So after years of begging to practice the organ, it was a losing battle. I managed to sneak one five minute video of me playing in the Expiatorio church. With not having been able to practice for so many years, I was only able to make a poor video of my playing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LMg6V3m82didE .

[@raffaelevolpe1981]

excellent. if you would have played some pieces a little slower, more meditative, I would have given you 110 cum laude.

[@rjkka7260]

Very nice but your counting.................................I hope it improves !!!!

[@TheAnxiousOrganist]

What’s wrong with the counting? 😮

[@rjkka7260]

@@TheAnxiousOrganist just try playing with a metronome...............and you will hear. Only helping you !!

[@bradfordcox8415]

2:43 - Wacky edit. Editor should have had the previous ring out overlap the registration change. All the reverb was cut off. Impossible in nature. Dude, have your editor NOT chop of the reverb ring outs OR alt least put a fade and NOT chop them off. Very disruptive. 17:38 - What the... LOUSY edit. Once again, the residual reverb is lost. Listen to the ring out of the phrase the WHAM, GONE! Perhaps on your next recording just play the preceding phrase, registration change, and pick up from there. OR if you know you're going to do an edit here, let the phrase ring out and play it UNDER the edit to give a sense of realism. OH MY GOD - Let the music ring out, stop chopping off the reverb ring outs.