Aw, when one of your highest paid person on staff is labeled, "The ministry director of the worship arts", well, just saying. I'm having problems finding anything in my dozen or so Bibles about Christ's ministry being an art.
Burt Ward Jesus Christ is the creator. Is there any beauty in his creation? Is there any beauty in his miracles while he was here on earth? Is there any beauty in his teachings? Try reading the Bible more carefully.
It's not praise at all it's just rock music the band has played of Saturday night used on Sunday morning....and the little rearranging of the words: on Saturday night it's "O baby, O baby" and on Sunday morning it's "O Jesus, O Jesus." Oh well, what entertains.
I completely agree with SuperDave and others. In trying to keep up with the Evangelicals, too many mainline Protestant churches have overly embraced contemporary praise music while subjugating or abandoning their own musical heritage. For me, such warmed over rock and roll is no substitute for traditional church music.
Great job. I'm just now stumbling across this. Albin would have been pleased with how you handled this arrangement. For many years Whitworth was organist at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville.
Coral Ridge Presbyterian has birthed two great organists......Diane Bish and Samuel Metzger. It is still a tragedy that Coral Ridge has now gone to contemporary hip-hop racket. It really makes you wonder.......did Coral Ridge really appreciate the former glory of their (now gone) music? In the world of church music, this is a very strange turn of events indeed.
CRPC is pretty much a totally different congregation now after Kennedy died most if not all of the people who appreciated the traditional music left; I don't know why they don't just change the name too. I've seen lots of pride on both sides but most often I've seen the traditional folks being willing to accommodate the contemporary while the contemporary folks show complete disdain for the traditional, they can't understand it, it's way beyond their musical ability so it seems they like to pretend it's less "spiritual" to use that old hard music.
Uriah Peep you are absolutely correct CRPC has seen its great days. I worry about that huge Ruffati Organ left there. Ichboh has departed. Bringing Bill Graham grandson in as Pastor was a disaster,. Satan has won for a while, pray that God's church will return to it glory and grace under another godly Pastor. We hope and pray.
I agree that the loss of great church music like CR had is a loss but you also wonder if you have to look at the response of the people. There are a lot of people (older, silver-haired too) who are attracted to the wild and loud praise band music and all of these souls also need to hear the word. Our local Presbyterian church's pipe organist finally retired when she turned 90. They felt a great loss at that church and finally put out a call for a new organist. They were greatly surprised that 3...count 'em, THREE, high school teenagers applied for the position. All were very, very good. The one they chose later that same year even went on to give a concert on the grand Spreckles civic outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park in San Diego! Interestingly their leadership went on a "raiding" tour and acquired a very good music director to improve their choir and music program. There IS HOPE...IF the leadership is there. We've since moved away and our "new" church wisely offers three distinctly different music styles of worship. The one that has the biggest attendance....screaming guitars. Go figure. It is interesting that some praise band groups are discovering a hymn here and there. Unfortunately sometimes they feel they must rearrange the music. Oh well. I still enjoy looking at the old YT clips from Coral Ridge.
Uriah, I absolutely agree, the likes of Diane Bish, Sam Metzger, D. James Kennedy, the glory has left that place. I wish I could remove the Huge classic Pipe built in Italy by Ruffati ORGAN and place it in a church that would really appreciate it.. and use it to the glory of God. CRPC, is hardly ever mentioned now. What a tragedy.. how said, I fear this happened to Crystal Cathedral also, I wonder what will happen when Charles Stanley is gone, Charles Swindoll, and John MacArthur, these churches should not be built around the PASTORS, but around Jesus Christ and him crucified
Dans cette musique flotte une sorte de brume propice aux rêves et aux dérives douces. Un climat de paix retrouvé que l'on ressent parfois sans savoir exactement pourquoi pendant certaines nuits d'été ! cet organiste construit un discours d'intériorité, de respiration, qui sait faire place au silence🕊️
i have searched for the sheet music for this particular arrangement (by itself, not part of a medley) and i have had no luck. if anyone can help me out, i would be most appreciative. and, oh yeah--fantastic rendition; heat-stirring and soul-inspiring. hope to hear it in person someday.
@@crewsd i mean, this wasn't that long ago. the organist obviously has a hard copy that he is reading. MetzgerMusic, can you help a brother out? not actually desperate (yet), but REALLY asking...
As a young organ student, I would get to attend church where Albin played. He would walk in, take the keys to the organ out of his pocket and open it, turn it on, press a piston and begin to improvise. It was magical. He was my inspiration to learn to improvise like him. And I owe it all to Albin. He comes to concerts I have played for and always comes down to say hi after the concert was over. What a great guy.
What a spectacular rendition of this hymn! I have played it over and over. I really like the arrangement. Now wonder where to purchase the music?? This organ really has a mellow tone.
It does compared to the Rufatti he played at CRPC. The sound of the Rufatti is so dependent on the organist's registration. Rufatti's tend to be too "screechy" if you are not careful with registration. Mr Metzger really knows how to extract beautiful sound from the Rufatti. Garrett Martin - not so much. Garrett is really good on an Aeolian Skinner though.
Very beautiful! Interesting though...if this is Second Presbyterian in Memphis, did they get rid of the Wicks? Or is this in a different place? Console looks like the Walker that had been at New Presbyterian in Florida. Just curious to know more.
Virgil Fox used the lush ranks of strings on the Wanamaker to make Come Sweet Death so magnificent. It seems to take a large instrument to come near the sound.
Interesting console design imitating the Cavaille Coll at St Sulpice. Similar piece to Fox's Come Sweet Death except not quite on that big of a scale. Nicely done.
How does that digital instrument compare with the one at Coral Ridge? This one sounds excellent on CZcams, and has one of those spectacular Cavaille Coll consoles.
Were you playing mostly black notes here? I could hear a lot of them and was watching. You certainly played this absolutely beautifully so. Awesome job.
To all praise and contemporary leaders No instrument made by man can support congregational singing except the organ The praise band just cant do what the organ can
Mark Nicolle where is that in the Bible? The organ never even exsisted in biblical times and your telling me every time someone worshiped God without a organ back then wasn’t worship? Please do the church a favor and stop preaching crap, read your bibles people.
I routinely (almost) weekly hear some of the greatest organ concerts here in Stuttgart, Germany. I think M&O organs give the best imitation of pipe organs. Also love the virtual organs...
@@markferwerda7968 NO YOU CAN'T! You have no idea what mics were used, and certainly have no concept of what the actual room sounds like. Larry Phelps once told me that the biggest stop on any organ is the room it's installed in. Therefore, with no reference to this particular installation, you can not, under any circumstances know the facts you claim. I play a 45 rand instrument every week, and in my opinion, this instrument really sounds pretty nice. The strings are obviously designed with a more symphonic sound. There's nothing wrong with this instrument, and I'm looking forward to going to hear it in person. Only then with the truth come out.
Absolutely beautiful. Such a shame many churches are moving away from using the king of instruments in favor of praise bands.
And the glory
they have moved to entertainment instead of worship
Aw, when one of your highest paid person on staff is labeled, "The ministry director of the worship arts", well, just saying. I'm having problems finding anything in my dozen or so Bibles about Christ's ministry being an art.
Burt Ward Jesus Christ is the creator. Is there any beauty in his creation? Is there any beauty in his miracles while he was here on earth? Is there any beauty in his teachings? Try reading the Bible more carefully.
It's not praise at all it's just rock music the band has played of Saturday night used on Sunday morning....and the little rearranging of the words: on Saturday night it's "O baby, O baby" and on Sunday morning it's "O Jesus, O Jesus." Oh well, what entertains.
I completely agree with SuperDave and others. In trying to keep up with the Evangelicals, too many mainline Protestant churches have overly embraced contemporary praise music while subjugating or abandoning their own musical heritage. For me, such warmed over rock and roll is no substitute for traditional church music.
Although I like the organ nothing in the Bible says there is a specific music style one must use.
The Catholic Church has been pandering to that stuff too for about 45 years.
Amen!!!
@@elizabethhilprecht2341 It scored an own goal with Vatican II.
What a fabulous rendition of this piece. I just wished there was a church locally where you could hear praise being played like this.
Mr. Metzger, your playing inspires me to hop onto the bench and practice more diligently.
Great job. I'm just now stumbling across this. Albin would have been pleased with how you handled this arrangement. For many years Whitworth was organist at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville.
So beautiful. Thank you.
Walker technical is incredible!
My favorite hymn, played superbly. Thank you!!!
Coral Ridge Presbyterian has birthed two great organists......Diane Bish and Samuel Metzger. It is still a tragedy that Coral Ridge has now gone to contemporary hip-hop racket. It really makes you wonder.......did Coral Ridge really appreciate the former glory of their (now gone) music? In the world of church music, this is a very strange turn of events indeed.
CRPC is pretty much a totally different congregation now after Kennedy died most if not all of the people who appreciated the traditional music left; I don't know why they don't just change the name too. I've seen lots of pride on both sides but most often I've seen the traditional folks being willing to accommodate the contemporary while the contemporary folks show complete disdain for the traditional, they can't understand it, it's way beyond their musical ability so it seems they like to pretend it's less "spiritual" to use that old hard music.
Uriah Peep you are absolutely correct CRPC has seen its great days. I worry about that huge Ruffati Organ left there. Ichboh has departed. Bringing Bill Graham grandson in as Pastor was a disaster,. Satan has won for a while, pray that God's church will return to it glory and grace under another godly Pastor. We hope and pray.
I agree that the loss of great church music like CR had is a loss but you also wonder if you have to look at the response of the people. There are a lot of people (older, silver-haired too) who are attracted to the wild and loud praise band music and all of these souls also need to hear the word. Our local Presbyterian church's pipe organist finally retired when she turned 90. They felt a great loss at that church and finally put out a call for a new organist. They were greatly surprised that 3...count 'em, THREE, high school teenagers applied for the position. All were very, very good. The one they chose later that same year even went on to give a concert on the grand Spreckles civic outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park in San Diego! Interestingly their leadership went on a "raiding" tour and acquired a very good music director to improve their choir and music program. There IS HOPE...IF the leadership is there. We've since moved away and our "new" church wisely offers three distinctly different music styles of worship. The one that has the biggest attendance....screaming guitars. Go figure. It is interesting that some praise band groups are discovering a hymn here and there. Unfortunately sometimes they feel they must rearrange the music. Oh well. I still enjoy looking at the old YT clips from Coral Ridge.
Uriah, I absolutely agree, the likes of Diane Bish, Sam Metzger, D. James Kennedy, the glory has left that place. I wish I could remove the Huge classic Pipe built in Italy by Ruffati ORGAN and place it in a church that would really appreciate it.. and use it to the glory of God. CRPC, is hardly ever mentioned now. What a tragedy.. how said, I fear this happened to Crystal Cathedral also, I wonder what will happen when Charles Stanley is gone, Charles Swindoll, and John MacArthur, these churches should not be built around the PASTORS, but around Jesus Christ and him crucified
So true.
Played with grace, beauty and passion. Thank you!
Thanks for making such beautiful music.
Absolutely wonderful!
Just beautifully played, with so much feeling. I have glory bumps.✝️🎚❤️
what a blessing song mmmh i'm impressed and i wish i could play like that.
Of the truth, the atmosphere of worship is gone,but entertainment present.
Dans cette musique flotte une sorte de brume propice aux rêves et aux dérives douces. Un climat de paix retrouvé que l'on ressent parfois sans savoir exactement pourquoi pendant certaines nuits d'été ! cet organiste construit un discours d'intériorité, de respiration, qui sait faire place au silence🕊️
Very well played. Really beautiful.
Beautiful. Lifts me to heaven.
Beautiful!
Albin Whitworth has some great hymn arrangements.
Do you have this arrangement, please mail to princetontabot@gmail.com. thanks
Watched Dr. Kennedy & CRH back in the day Love your playing. Also arr by Gilbert Martin and Dale Wood.
Hermoso himno
A Dios sea la Gloria
Pedro ( Spain )
This is the New Presbyterian Church Walker organ. It is now in their new sanctuary instead of the gymnasium where they were meeting.
Same Metzeger is no longer there now I'm told, where is he gone this time?
@@Chesterbarnes1 He is the Director of Music and Organist at Second Presbyterian in Memphis.
2:51 - best part of the video. I wish I could get my hands on that registration (and organ, for that matter!).
i have searched for the sheet music for this particular arrangement (by itself, not part of a medley) and i have had no luck. if anyone can help me out, i would be most appreciative. and, oh yeah--fantastic rendition; heat-stirring and soul-inspiring. hope to hear it in person someday.
Yeah, I haven't even seen it as part of a book either. Also interested if anyone has a lead.
@@crewsd i mean, this wasn't that long ago. the organist obviously has a hard copy that he is reading. MetzgerMusic, can you help a brother out? not actually desperate (yet), but REALLY asking...
Beautiful.
Albin's arrangements were fantastic. Found on of his albums at Peaches one day.
As a young organ student, I would get to attend church where Albin played. He would walk in, take the keys to the organ out of his pocket and open it, turn it on, press a piston and begin to improvise. It was magical. He was my inspiration to learn to improvise like him. And I owe it all to Albin. He comes to concerts I have played for and always comes down to say hi after the concert was over. What a great guy.
What a spectacular rendition of this hymn! I have played it over and over. I really like the arrangement. Now wonder where to purchase the music?? This organ really has a mellow tone.
It does compared to the Rufatti he played at CRPC. The sound of the Rufatti is so dependent on the organist's registration. Rufatti's tend to be too "screechy" if you are not careful with registration. Mr Metzger really knows how to extract beautiful sound from the Rufatti. Garrett Martin - not so much. Garrett is really good on an Aeolian Skinner though.
Excelente!!!
Благословение!
1983
Wonderful rendition!!❤
Can I please get a link to purchase the score?
Amen amen and amen
Db to G to D; love the modulations in this
Very beautiful! Interesting though...if this is Second Presbyterian in Memphis, did they get rid of the Wicks? Or is this in a different place? Console looks like the Walker that had been at New Presbyterian in Florida. Just curious to know more.
It is the Walker at New Presbyterian.
Arrangement borrows beautifully from Gilbert Martin’s! Love it! #wellplayed
Alban wrote his first.
Would Love to hear you play Come Sweet Death Arr. Fox. on this organ Samuel
It would sound crap.
get off this page and loose some weight idiot
Virgil Fox used the lush ranks of strings on the Wanamaker to make Come Sweet Death so magnificent. It seems to take a large instrument to come near the sound.
What an organ!
Awesome .
Orga Regina Instrumentelor.Locul ei e în orice bisericã
It is sooooo good
It's fun to watch the presets change
Interesting console design imitating the Cavaille Coll at St Sulpice. Similar piece to Fox's Come Sweet Death except not quite on that big of a scale. Nicely done.
Where can I find the specifications for this organ ?
How does that digital instrument compare with the one at Coral Ridge? This one sounds excellent on CZcams, and has one of those spectacular Cavaille Coll consoles.
Can't compare the two...like comparing a VW Beetle with a Mercedes S600.
Where might one find the sheet music of this arrangement?
Dalton W. Yes, where can we get the sheet music for this song? Definitely a great arrangement of a classic.
It s Wonderfull
Were you playing mostly black notes here? I could hear a lot of them and was watching. You certainly played this absolutely beautifully so. Awesome job.
Amazing!
Where is Metzger playing this ORGAN, what church is this?
Lovely arrangement, played on a plethora of strings. Did I hear a vox humana in one of the verses?
Sheet music for this song?
I would LOVE to know where to find the sheet music!
Reagan Reese probably on his website, metzgermusic.com
I checked his website and it ain’t there.
Was this organ ever recorded for CD?
great arrangement of this classic hymn. where is this instrument located ?
This is Second Presbyterian, Memphis Tn......the church Samuel Metzger now serves at.......
no this is not that church
This instrument is located at New Presbyterian Church in Florida.
Where is this ORGAN LOCATED? Is this who is this playing?
Sure enjoying your music again Mr. Timmy. Can’t you come back under the church pianist? So sorry someone hacked your account.
To all praise and contemporary leaders
No instrument made by man can support congregational singing except the organ
The praise band just cant do what the organ can
Mark Nicolle where is that in the Bible? The organ never even exsisted in biblical times and your telling me every time someone worshiped God without a organ back then wasn’t worship? Please do the church a favor and stop preaching crap, read your bibles people.
@@legitswgoh9008 Take your own advice.
I could hear through the cheap tinny sound that this was not a pipe organ; especially the first registration.
Interesting, since Walker Technical organs have routinely fooled, and continue to do so, the most discriminating organists and organ music lovers...
I routinely (almost) weekly hear some of the greatest organ concerts here in Stuttgart, Germany. I think M&O organs give the best imitation of pipe organs. Also love the virtual organs...
It's obvious, even on youtube.
@@markferwerda7968 NO YOU CAN'T! You have no idea what mics were used, and certainly have no concept of what the actual room sounds like. Larry Phelps once told me that the biggest stop on any organ is the room it's installed in. Therefore, with no reference to this particular installation, you can not, under any circumstances know the facts you claim. I play a 45 rand instrument every week, and in my opinion, this instrument really sounds pretty nice. The strings are obviously designed with a more symphonic sound. There's nothing wrong with this instrument, and I'm looking forward to going to hear it in person. Only then with the truth come out.
Awful
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
Cliff Greet, what is the bias for your opinion? :-(
Not impressed with the sound.
Really? Please elaborate.
God your annoying.