Come, ye thankful people, come - Washington National Cathedral - Choir Creation & Hymn video free download

pastort1966

You have to remember this is a large Cathedral. Digital audio and video quality will be much less then being there in person. The mics are place closer to the organ. You can not place mics that close to the congregation, thus it sounds off, but in person it is not off.

pastorart1974

I was raised in what is now an ELCA Lutheran Church. It was part of the ALC when I was a kid. Come Ye Thankful People Come is one of my all time favorite Hymns. When I was a kid we sang this every Thanksgiving. Recently I attended Thanksgiving services again in that church and this is still being sung. When I was a kid, I thought of this as a "we are grateful for the harvest" hymn. As an adult, I paid more attention to the last few verses and realized that while this is about being thankful for the fall harvest it is also about the "Rapture" of the Church. See 1 Thess 4:13 and then read thru til the end of the book!This is the topic of the "Left Behind" book series and the "Left Behind" movies.What breaks my heart is that this Cathedral in Washington, DC, which I have visited several times, was recently turned over to those who follow the god of the Quran instead of the God of the Bible.

mkl62

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (July 20, Pentecost 6), we sang this as our Opening Hymn. It is #693 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

Lourdes Dodge

Washington National CathedralLocation: Wisconsin and Massachusetts Ave., NW.Washington, D.C.

dependalytical

Just received word from my Dad in Iowa that by working until 2 AM starting again at 6:45 this morning, they were able to finally finish the harvest about 2 hours before the snow started to fall. "All is safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin." Again God has watched over a year of hard work and kept them safe through a busy and stressful harvest season. I had to find a good setting of this hymn to listen to (though the hymn is actually more about the second coming than earthly bounty)!

Cody Mead

Congregations want to sing when two conditions are both met: A. They can hear themselves singing as a congregation (that is - they can hear the many voices as an assembly). B. They feel supported by the organ/choir/rest of congregation. They can't feel as though they are singing alone - they can't feel exposed. Volume of the organ certainly is a factor, but one of many.

Cody Mead

Being able to hear the organ over the singing v. the organ overpowering the voices. Those two are not even remotely the same thing. The organ should always be easily heard, but it should rarely if ever truly overpower the singing. The sung prayer (words) are more important than the music. The organ can lead without obliterating the prayer. Also, a good choir should lead a congregation more than the organ anyway.

Cody Mead

That's a ridiculous over-simplification. The organ should lead by supporting the congregational singing - this doesn't mean it should be louder or softer than the singing. It simply must support the sung prayer of the congregation. In the case of this organ, it does not carry into the nave very well, so it is essential for the organ to played very loudly enable for the sound to carry throughout the building.

J. C. Crimm

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Corey Williams

I think your Tradiaonal Eucharist services are very uplifting and soothing, exceptionally on a sunday afternoon.

caseyflorida

Right on. When I visit a place like the National Cathedral for a church service, if I don't hear the organ THUNDER on a congregational hymn I am mightily disappointed!

John R Huff Jr

Exactly. Thanks. And if the organist is weak and dragging it, then the congregational singing will not be strong either.

Michael Young

I attended a few services at the cathedral while living in Washington back in the 1980s. Often, there would be a guest organist and choir, sometimes as part of a "salute" to a particular state or diocese. On several occasions, I could hardly even hear the organ at all! It was almost as though the congregation was singing a capella. Not that many were making much of an attempt at singing. It seemed to me that the vast majority were non-Anglicans there to discuss the building.

Capndave

I had the same impression listening to the regular weekly broadcasts until I attended in person and finding that organ and voices are more balanced when one is sitting in the congregation.

David Harrison

Actually, regardless of whether this recording represents the balance accurately or not, it would only be appropriate for the organ to overpower the voices. It's a congregational hymn, so the organ is LEADING, not accompanying. If it cannot be heard above the voices, the congregation will not sing boldly and heartily.

Hosea Arcadian

@nonezoner Sorry, but if you are not there live, you cannot tell if the organ is truly overpowering the voices. You are hearing a too closely placed microphone.

nonezoner

love the organ, but it is totally overpowering the voices.

Tom Pauls

Etherial!

accousticdecay

Absolutely breathtaking.

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