Come Down, O Love Divine

[grandorgue128]

I've not heard it so high - F!! :-)

[bawlmerbuoy1]

What a genius hymn!

[Kenisnotthemayor]

I have just been to Down Ampney, where the locals were very helpful for my Vaughan Williams lecture. VW was, of course, an atheist.

[prunetoe]

Thank you. We're going to use this for our Mass for healing and Anointing and your post is very inspiring.

[mothy6]

in my top 5 of all time favourite hymns

[20roberto10]

greeaaattt !!!!

[CharGuitarGirl]

im from down ampney :)

[yewtreelodge]

I like this hymn very much

[AZ53283]

Maravilho :)

[alexvlk]

We sang this as an introit of sorts for our wedding. Such a humbling song

[magpie4321]

We sang this at Church this morning. It is an ancient Latin Hymn, translated by the best: the Irish, Mary Byrne

[stephenb1962]

You sure about the Mary Byrne translation? Are not the words after the Italian Bianco Da siena, and translated by R.F. Littledale, the music by Vaughan Williams?

[magpie4321]

stephen, I stand corrected:

Text: Bianco da Siena, d.1434, translated by Richard Frederick Littldale, 1833-1890

Melody: Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1872-1958, Oxford University Press

Harmonization: Ralph Vaughn Williams, copyright by Oxford University Press

"Be thou my Vision" is Irish and versified by Mary Byrne, translated by Eleonor Hull

[paulito97]

Truly beautiful and inspiring I have attended a Roman Catholic church that does an absolutely wonderful job with this anthem. It brings me back to my youth when hymns devoted to the presence of the Holy Spirit were all improtant. Thank you for this inspriing piece. Wonderful organ and choir.

[Bennie347]

Thank you so much! RVW is such a wonderful spiritual composer. This hymn always gives hope in difficult times!

[LottaMartens]

Oh, beautiful!

[magpie4321]

FORIDABLE!!!!!

[magpie4321]

Praise God! Praise the Holy Spirit!

[magpie4321]

We (our choir) sing this at Communion!!

[alexvlk]

Praise God. Not enough songs to the Holy Spirit's divine presence.

[TuLithu]

Thank you for this very beautiful video. The piano playing brought tears to my eyes as I remembered my mother playing hymns the way most of us breathe...it was part and parcel of her life.

[stephenneale67]

Beautiful - thank you x

[BayAreaBiker2001]

This hymn is on the CD "Historic Organs of San Francisco", recorded at Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto.

[magpie4321]

BayArea, we sing this at our Church at Communion frequently

[unit6128]

very beautiful