Classical Organ Lutheran Liturgy: 'This is the Feast'

[womanwonder10]

This is beautiful. I wish ya had the words along with it, though!! Thanks!

[pennywise7777]

hahahahahahahahaha the cross

[jorobinson]

As much as I love this piece and know it well, I find it hard in places to hear the melody, and there need to be some breaks for the congregation to sing. Also, changing manuals between the verses and refrain would be refreshing.

[stacey19]

We still use this, we sing it about this speed or just a little faster. The pedal adds a lot to it.

[kagomeshuko]

Cool and talented, but I also have to wonder about the no pausing for a breath anywhere. That doesn't work at all.

[beamn318]

I've never played this with the congregation, so I guess that explain the tempo

[IIIFourniture]

Anybody get to take a breath???

[gretoe]

Where's the pedal, it plays a huge harmonic part??? Needs less high-end mixtures, more principals (depth), and some energy and diversity (change up the manuals.)

[lutheranorthodoksi]

Traditional Liturgy forever! Thank you so much for this video.

[beamn318]

Your Welcome. Thanks for watching. Check out Part 2. I think it came out a little better

[kd5tmu]

Most places an hour or less. You should try standing (yes, for the whole thing) through the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

[lutheranorthodoksi]

Believe me, I have, and I love it.

[rttipton]

I checked this one out.  It is closer to the tempo that is correct but still a tad slow. This is a celebration hymn and not to be drug. Some of the prior commentors are just not with it!!!

[nancy5940]

Nice video - I love to hear this litergy. I agree with the idea of singing along to the hymn. As both an organist and singer, I have found that is the best way to gauge the most appropriate tempo for hymns.

[austenbosten]

Wow that is almost the same tempo my parish played great job.

[shangqinli]

First time I hear this tune played that way. Can't tell whether it's been played too fast, but a bit more "depth" (trumpets and pedals) would surely improve ita great deal I like "Triumphant" music. The vid is very short. Why ?

[Zachp333]

Very nice, but a bit too fast indeed! I play a new verison in Evangelical Book of Worship Setting 8. Suitable for piano, but when I play it on the organ tune of my keyboard it sounds great.

[stanmugs]

Pardon me, but I'm an organist in an ELCA church and the tempo of this recording is way too fast. Needs to be slowed down a tad--people don't usually sing that fast.

[grandmagrumpy]

I liked this tempo. If the organist sets the pace, the congregation will get used to it. I hate to have music that drags along.

[sept0988]

It all depends on the room. If the room is large, the liturgy MUST be slower than if it were smaller. This allows time for the sound to fully travel and the congregation's singing to fully fill the room.

[hymnsinger5]

One of our cantors in church (lead singer) really butchers this hymn, and that seems like a disgrace. Everytime it goes to "This is the Feast of Victory for our God, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia" She goes really high and it sound AWFUL, and this is SUCH a nice hymn.

[mdmnmdllr]

That's just what we sang yesterday for Trinity Sunday. But you need to turn that organ loose! Trumpets and brass ... and where's my pedals for depth? "This is the Feast" is a _joyful_ song of praise, not static and ho-hum.

[beamn318]

Thanks for the criticism. I'm gonna work on that, and make another video.

I did couple some horns in there, but I guess i didnt make it prominent enough

[mdmnmdllr]

A thought that may help - and I know this is something our organist does: Do you sing "Feast" while you play it? If not, I suggest it ... and whether or not you do, meditate on the words a bit. Get the _feel_ of them.

As a singer, for many years I simply let the words and music go each time I sang "Feast"; I never really thought about it. But then I started to pay attention to what it said, and the song entirely changed. Now I sing it with a huge smile on my face for He whom we sing it to!

[beamn318]

Thanks for the tips. You are correct. What we do is more than a performance. When you put God first, All the other stuff will fall into place. Look out for the new version sometime this week. Suscribe to me.

[hymnsinger5]

This is in our hymn also - and i'm Catholic.

[mdmnmdllr]

Great minds think alike! 8-)

In all seriousness, I was slightly surprised and very pleased at the similarity of services with my Catholic brethren, which I found while attending the christening of my niece a year ago. It was in many ways like being in my home church! (I attend an LCMS church in the Florida-Georgia District.)

That to me was a tremendous comfort.

[bequitabanana]

yeah FL-GA DISTRICT!!