ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL HYMN MELODIES // ROCK OF AGES - Church Organ
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- TUNE: TOPLADY
Slow and stately, for St Martin’s grand acoustic. The rank of pipes shown is the pedal bourdon.
The pedal reed is a 16’ Trombone - originally planned to be re-voiced to make it softer, but I like it as it is.
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In Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.....To God be the Glory
Thank you for sharing the hymns of Praise with the You Tube world.
the very warm sound of the organ and your slow and clear playing make this refrain pleasant to hear. Bravo
Thank you!
This song was played througout America on Sundays. Love it!
Although born in England my mothers life until post WW11 was in the States. On the rare occasion Rock of Ages was played in our parish church my mother had tears I her eyes Me? I am getting much enjoyment watching you videos in Adelaide South Australia. Thank you.
WW11?
As a boy I recall this wonderful old hymn. Thank you for playing it. my grand mother would sit next to me and with her strong alto voice I have wonderful memories of hearing it often.
I'm listening with misty eyes. And that's not the first time since I discovered your channel.
Wonderful hymn, coupled with
brilliant registration and playing!! Thank you!
Reminds me of many who have gone.
WOW!!!! Absolutely amazing and beautiful!!!! Thank you!!!!
Agree, indeed one of the most beautiful 👍
Good hymns are never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you
One of my favorite hymns.
Well done, brother, and all the best to you! Blessings!
Much appreciated
Thanks so much for doing this. My eyes got rather moist.
Just wonderful!❤
Thank you! Toplady is one of my favorite hymn tunes. Beautifully played. And wow! That 16' pedal reed is a beast, isn't it!
Totally agree re Toplady. The one my granny taught me this hymn to. As for the 16' 🤩🤩😍🤩😍👍🏽
Beautiful!
You're good.
Beautiful. Thank you
❤ lovely. I can play that one on the accordion, key of G.
Beautiful
Thank you for your inspiring videos of these lovely hymns. Although I'm afrikaans speaking (derived from dutch mostly), we use quite a number of these hymns in our church. The way you play these, with respect, feeling and humility, is outstanding. Greetings from South Africa.
Simply to the cross I cling.
I grew up in a home where church was 5 times a week. I eventually learnt to play the piano and organ. Ben, you are AMAZING! You must get yourself published! You deserve much more than 20k subscribers. I have a hymn book that looks much like yours - AND it is older than me (58).
Good to see its warm enough for a T shirt Ben, great playing as always.( I always think seeing you play in freezing churches you need a heated jacket perhaps!
wonderful
nicely done.
May I also mention that the Pedal Trombone sounds magnificent and certainly should not be re-voiced to reduce the egress of tone. Some people have stupid ideas about organ specifications and tonal content .
Thank you Ben! I love this. You have again inspired my playing. Will we see you at "Beauty in Sound" with Richard McVeigh today?
not today, but tune in on Friday evening... 🤫
Well played! It's interesting that here in the States, there are some differences from what you're reading in the hymnal versions I've played. Mostly just in where the tonic and dominant chords fall though.
Any chance you could feature God's Spirit Is In My Heart (Go, tell everyone) by Hubert J. Richards, it would sound amazing on this Organ. Thanks Ben.
Brilliant suggestion... never tried anything like that before!
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Played with reverence and awe as hymns should be played.
On a personal note. You look so much better since your haircut and restyle.
Brilliant playing, as always, but there is a much better tune in The New English Hymnal at No 445.
The tune TOPLADY composed by the author of the song is used 75% of the time.
Tune PETRA used in New English Hymnal at No 445 NOT popular and IMO NOT better.
@@set3777 Petra is used almost exclusively for this hymn in the Church of England. It is very popular in places where traditional hymns are still valued and, IMO, a _much_ better vehicle for the text than this jaunty number (which, incidentally, was composed by Thomas Hastings - NOT the author of the words!) Petra is extremely effective if verse 3 is sung unaccompanied, with the organ coming back in for verse 4 - building to a climax by the end of the verse. What I'd love to hear is some of the hymns being sung during services in this magnificent church.
@@benjamindaniel8467 Thank you.
It is not American its totally British from reverend toplady stuck in a storm in a cleft of a cliff in Buringtome combe in Somerset not to far from Weston super mare , Bristol , cheddar where proper cheese is made not the yellow stuff our colonial cousins think is cheddar. Toplady sheltered there in the storm and its said he wrote this hymn so sorry Americans its British through and through but we will let you borrow it from time to time
Anybody who changes that pedal reed is a vandal.