Come Down, O Love Divine. Traditional Hymn to the Holy Spirit.
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- Vaughan Williams’ beautiful hymn tune 'Down Ampney', with words by Bianco da Siena.
St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney Chamber Choir, directed by Ross Cobb. - Hudba
Exceptional singing and direction. These choristers are world class. Holy Spirit come touch hearts, government leaders and communities.
This is the defining hymn of Pentecost and undoubtedly one of Ralph Vaughan Williams finest tunes. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in the village of Down Ampney in 1872, and his father was Vicar of All Saints' Church. Ralph was baptised in the church there and named this tune after the place where he was born. In the church liturgical calendar we only sing this once a year however we owe much to Bianco of Siena who wrote the original text.
The words speak volumes of the yearning to discover the Comforter and to make this central to everything in life. It is He that becomes the place and who makes His dwelling within us. Thank you to St. Andrew's Cathedral for a beautiful rendition.
I'm very much amazed with the tenor soloist
I pray to sing like him
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful
Fitting Praise to God the Most Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Lifegiver, the Treasury of Goodness and Love....Allelluia...Thanks to the Choristers and their Choir Master - Respect from Australia - 🇭🇲🔥➕❣
Thanking you soloist. Crystal clear text, pitch bang on, sensitive vibrato and wonderful phrasing.
The rendition is brilliantly rendered , I've played it severally , loneliness of heart! The wordings are a typical of what our experience look like .God bless
Fabulous!
Beautiful
Beautiful. Very moving
Today is the Roman Catholic Church's Celebration of Pentecost...19 May 2024 ✝️🕊🔥🛐 May all Pentecostal Blessings rain down upon this Celestial Choir and its Choir Master and the talented Organist, for they have given such joy to so many, particularly me❣️😁✝️🕊🔥🔥🔥🛐 Thank you from my ❤️🔥✝️🥰
Magnificent and Inspiring hymn excellently rendered! Thanks. ❤🎉❤🎉❤
You can’t beat Anglican hymn and choral singing
Yes this is a wonderful hymn, but did you know that the music was composed by a man who was a DEVOUT ATHEIST.
Vaughan Williams wrote the music because as he stated “IF A MAN IS COMPELLED TO GO TO CHURCH THEN HE SHOULD HAVE SOME GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO”.
Thank Rafe Vaughan Williams for this wonderful music.
Alas. We have only three verses in the American hymnal. Perhaps Episcopalians here don't want to hear about *loathing*, even though it adds a nice touch of puritanical Calvinism.
In my experience, the "weep with loathing" gives a voice to struggles of wanting to love and listen to God and others better, just like "the yearning strong with which the soul will long" is about being restless living in an imperfect world. It also gives me hope that self-hatred and painful, bitter discontentedness (the 'dark side' of the weeping and longing) can be redeemed and transformed by the Holy Spirit. I feel so seen and heard when I sing and hear this.
Wot, and they couldn't even learn the words? I was a boy soprano singing this as solo or trio a hundred years ago. We didn't need no stupid song book :(
And obviously didn't need any lessons in English Grammar either!!!! C'mon, lighten up and give glory to the Holy Spirit instead of picking nits out of your dusty memories!!!