"Welcome, Happy Morning", Easter Sunday, St. Bartholomew's Church.MP4

#179 from The Hymnal 1982: Closing Hymn for the Sunday of the Resurrection ("Easter Sunday") at St. Bartholomew's, an Episcopal church in New York City on April 24, 2011.
This hymn is a 19th-century English translation by John Ellerton of the original Latin hymn "Salve, festa dies" ('Hail, O festive day') by Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, who authored it some time in the sixth century. The hymn tune, "Fortunatus", is named after him, and was composed by Arthur Seymour Sullivan also in the 19th century.
Another popular translation of this same hymn is known in English as "Hail thee, festival day".

[@karenmonahan1842]

I wish I lived close enough to be a congregant of this church. The Lord is risen indeed, allelujah, allelujah!

[@heightsbandsman4304]

A person who can sing this hymn without being gobsmacked by the tune and especially the poem (lyrics), and whose tear ducts remain dry, is no one I'd care to have a drink with.

[@jaycole2109]

Beautiful, hopeful and happy! Thank You, Jesus, for so loving the world that You took on the sins of the world to give every person the option of following You and being saved!

[@tjinloca]

My all time favorite hymn! Tune by Arthur Seymour Sullivan (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame). He also wrote the tune for "Onward Christian Soldiers."

[@kaytigrant4527]

Beautiful!

[@johnbarell1]

Always a favorite at Easter time and when one wants to recover the joy of awakening to a new day with God's blessings.

[@hudsonbailey674]

Happy Eastertide, Saint Bartholomew.

[@tcfitz3]

It's always our processional Easter Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston.

[@edfontein6289]

Inspiration & fascination & everlasting spiritual life - see y'all later

[@calicocat4393]

I send a version of this to my cousin every year. It's my favorite hymn, and as far as I know only Episcopalians sing it.

[@profcleave1]

+calicocat No wonder I can't find it on Spotify.

[@marysmith5102]

correct, not even in the New English Hymnal-Anglican.

[@calicocat856]

@@marysmith5102 This year my cousin is in a nursing home in lockdown. So I'm going to find a less muddy version and play it over the phone for her.

[@theven.johnc.yanekd.d.3534]

Venantius Fortunatus' hymn,"Salve festa dies", has been sung as the Easter Sunday processional for over a millennium in the Catholic Churches of the world in Latin, q.v..

[@calicocat856]

@@theven.johnc.yanekd.d.3534 It's lovely, and the message is the same, but the melody isn't. czcams.com/video/uzk-2RManE8/video.html

[@hudsonbailey674]

Be swift to be kind and worship with your fellow Christians in the spirit of the Congregation at Saint Bartholomew's Church where I've derived so much spiritual vigor.

[@dcatransit]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@mtw251]

Beautiful.

[@jayoungr]

Good old Sir Arthur Sullivan.
And I liked the streamers!

[@apl175]

“Welcome, happy morning!” age to age shall say:
“Hell today is vanquished, Heav’n is won today!”
Lo! the dead is living, God forevermore!
Him, their true Creator, all His works adore!

[@Salmagundiii]

Thanks for posting it, I think it's the only video on youtube of this somewhat obscure hymn tune.

[@laboraj]

Salmagundiii scroll down to.. sulcult79..and listen too another tune sung in the fifties by a church in sierra leone west africa, which boasts in hymn singing!!. sound is not that good as must be expected but i always come back to listen to it. many who have died im sure..lovely hymn.. indeed happy easteer, heaven is won today!!!!

[@kaytigrant4527]

This is not the same tune etc. as” Hail Thee, Festival Day” . I sang in the choir for years, and I sang both. Welcome Happy Morning” was my Dad’s favorite, he was from Yorkshire England. 🙏🩷

[@jonholland2276]

What do the words " Age to Age" means? Would you like to explain or define to me? Many Thanks!

[@placertogo]

From the age of darkness and sin to the Age of Resurrection and Glory of the Risen Lord.

[@cldltc1]

Generations to come

[@woodmason]

An English rendering of a phrase in the Greek New Testament, eis Tous aionon en Tous aionon...in the ages of ages, which means into or for eternity

[@progressiveguy2007]

Beautiful! (But I do wish they would send the flag corps back to high school.)

[@caman171]

the waving of the "flags" is juts a symbol of joy and gladness much like waving palm branches

[@yardgoods]

Splendid hymn but they need to loose the streamers in the recessional...

[@progressiveguy2007]

Thank you!!!

[@rebeccajenness4747]

Symbolism. Get it?

[@cldltc1]

Lol!

[@yardgoods]

@Rebecca Jenness What symbolism...?

[@johnbpullin1]

@@progressiveguy2007 Amen! I despise them, symbolism or not!!