God be in my head

[rosamund123]

is alex stobbs in this video? looks like him

[notyobs]

This is SO MUCH more beautiful than the John Rutter tune, which I have just stumbled across on Youtube. I normally like Rutter's work.

[DannyLovesOregon]

This is spiritually amazing... It touches the heart and mind to all children here on earth

[awixa333]

Too true about American "kids" knowing nothing about music, they think more volume and posturing and intensity is a substitute for real music; most of them have never even heard a well-done anthem such as this.

[Eestarbyons]

In which year this video's recorded?

[v1x4g2]

Appreciate your comments, lilgladys59, and share your sentiments somewhat, but it is probably unfair to compare the kids we hear singing in local school and church choirs to the professionally trained youth in this world renowned group. It is important to encourage rather than discourage and criticize, and perhaps it is unrealistic to attend a Christmas concert in the local church/school and expect to hear the brilliance of choir such as this one.

[mars7272]

Extremely profound and touching, resonates in ones soul.

[mars7272]

Such a profound little piece this is, so pensive and eerily nostalgic!

[Sibadd]

Covers a lifetime in a few lines. We sang this at evensong on Sundays 50 years ago. Can someone tell me its arrangement? The first line was and is my prep school's motto.

[davidfferguson]

Your query was probably answered months ago, but just in case it wasn't: This setting was composed by H. Walford Davies (1869 1941) (I think he composed it in 1910) to words from Horae B. V. M (Sarum) 1514

[Sibadd]

We sang this at evensong on Sundays at my school 60 years ago. The first line was and is the school's motto. Can someone help me? What is the arrangement called? All these years I've not known and it doesn't matter so much, but it'd be interesting.

[lilgladys59]

I'm frustrated that so much of American kid "singing" is just screaming for the amusement of their parents who couldn't tell the difference between the wailings of a cat in heat and a joy buzzer. They provide their children a false sense of self-esteem rather than teaching them how to sing properly and EARN it. I'm utterly sick of hearing tone-deaf kids being applauded merely for merely looking cute while tonelessly shrieking horribly written kid music. ACK!!!

[edders05]

I hope you're talking about something that contrasts with this!

[lilgladys59]

Oh yes. Absolutely. This music is heaven itself. (I had to edit most of my comments to keep it under 500 words.) I'd love to see the children of my own church trained to sing. How to pronounce words, how to phrase, how to breathe. How to simply match pitches! Instead, the children sing along with CDs most of the time and never learn anything of value. Even if they understood something of the sacredness of what they're singing, it might make a difference.Music is life!

[lilgladys59]

Oh, absolutely. I had to edit my previous comments for length. This choir is pure heaven.I would like to see American children learn to sing properly, not just immitate singing styles they hear in popular culture or on screaming kid CDs (think "It's a Hard-Knock Life" from "Little Orphan Annie").

[kittercat]

I know what you mean. I grew up with music, chorus, orchestra and piano lessons. When I got into my high school choir, it was so horrible and the kids were so uncultured that I had to quit, because they'd never learn anything or listen to anytihng other than what they wanted to hear. They put no effort into it and it frustrated me that I was one of few actually putting fourth the effort to use musical technique and sightread, things like that.

[thespia]

@lilgladys59 While this is true (believe me,I'm a music teacher!) I've worked with both British and American kids, and the talent level is about the same. The difference is that the English kids have this type of thing ongoing as something to at least know it exists. American kids are never exposed to this type of music. But if kids in the UK watch any thing church related on TV, they'll see this kind of thing.

[lostatsea775]

God be in my "heart" - melting suspension - excellent bass singing too

[balamort]

Thats abosolutely amazing singing. i have my exam today and i couldnt remember last line. thank you so much

[fluffymushy9]

Does anyone have the Welsh translation?

Côrdydd sang this in Welsh (well, the Rutter arrangement).

It starts with "Dduw bydd imi'n grêd"

[gazapc]

Dduw, bydd imi'n gred ac imi'n groes i'w chanlyn,

Dduw, bydd imi'n gerdd ac imi'n emyn,

Dduw, bydd imi'n wên ac imi'n chwerthin,

Dduw, bydd imi'n ddwrn ac imi'n ddeigryn,

Dduw, bydd imi'n Dad, ac imi'n derfyn.

[davidmiler12]

kings college is luvly i wend to a choir festival there i only live about half a mile away from it

[rodalbert123]

Wonderful, God Bless!

[DonRaphel]

Very, very beautiful. Their singing is perfect, the words are true faith.

[Massev6871]

so beautiful-I love this,very moving

[notyobs]

Oh, superb.

[suaveinblaque]

I am most grateful for your sharing of this enchantingly beautiful video!

[petergagu]

This prayer has meantt so much to me since my schooldays. This is sung beautifully with total respect to the God of my understand. Thank you to all concerned for posting it.

[ShandySteve]

Absolutely splendid! Thank you very much for posting this.

[bestpi]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.