When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

[tvgrice67]

My choir did this & people could understand the words.Cheap ear phones?

[GahdeMalprigi1488x]

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[jesseholtjr]

This better with more finesse and technique vs showing how loud or what high note you can hit!!!

[BurtaDiddley73]

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[Renley1]

Wow! I remember singing this in college. It means so much more to me now that I am older and understand so much more. Beautiful!

[CJCappella]

The organist, had no idea of registration. The conductor was waving his hands directing a bunch of jumping elephants trying to do ballet. This was not well done.

[brolobear]

This is the most thrilling arrangement of the hymn I know. I find it a shame that the chorus in this performance was bumpy...very little legato. Of course, it didn't help that the conductor CONDUCTED bumpy. Banging out every beat. Took away the beauty for me.

[grdnzrnic]

All the key changes do little for the beauty of the song.

[oldtractorguy30152]

This has long been my favorite hymn. I want it sung at my funeral. It calls us to remember and meditate on the very heart of our Christian faith. Beautiful rendering of this great hymn.

[roguewarrior5]

I dare say that I think the group that did this arrangment the best is the IWU Chorale. They did it as if they were the choir of angels.

[moviearchives]

We're singing the song (this arrangement) at church this weekend and I've been in search of the tenor part on page 6, where the B goes to a F# which is hard to hear in person and in most videos on Youtube, but is a nice addition to the piece. The tenors in this video brought it out, everyone did an excellent job. Thanks for the post.

[jhamilton92]

i absolutely love singing this song.

its so beautiful.

i would have like to hear a little more organ though, thats just how i like it.

[bmoog69]

actually, the organ/choir balance is quite wonderful... the seamless crescendo is really what Martin had in mind...beautiful choral sound here... remember, the audio on YouTube cannot be really representative of the live sound...as for the conducting, he does a great job of leading the singers, much as you have to do with a large string section... of course, the real test is how it comes out, and the group obviously passes that test....thanks for posting, we do this anthem today at church!

[oakley140]

The choir sounds awesome! I felt like the conductor was pushing the choir to remain on the pulse. Often times this piece seems to get bogged down. I was disappointed in the organ registration though. With a choir that size, the organist could have really opened-up the Fisk Opus 100. The Meyerson is fortunate to have a Rolls Royce of an organ, and the organist could have pulled-out more of the stops, so to speak.

[sjhbrooklyn]

I had the pleasure of singing this piece conducted by the composer. When Martin conducted the piece, the organ played an even less substantial role than in this video. The intricate dynamic changes in this piece, combined with the beautiful harmony, allow the voices to really lift it from performance to praise.

[armp1tha1r]

This hymn is not about the organ, the meaning in the text is the power of the hymn. The voices express the heart of Christian belief so powerfully. Our organist accompanies this very sparsely til the end, actually pausing a couple times to let the text soak in. Read and soak in the words.

[thirdexodus2008]

Thats true and it looks odd.But still okay at least!

[roguewarrior5]

Great song but the choir is behind the conductor in my opinion. I am in a choir that practices 4 times a week for an hour each time and we love this song

[littlewilz]

The conducting technique isn't really a choral one to be honest, which is probably why it seems like they are behind. At least they are in time with the organ.

[LadyViv]

I miss singing this song..

[pagerbear]

I adore this arrangement! In my college days I sang many Gilbert Martin arrangements like this, and others in a similar style.  Brings back memories--and a few tears.

[nman147]

This was so buetiful you made me tear up the harmonization was buetiful great job

[brad135642]

UGH! I have played this on organ for a choir before. The organist needed to BEEF it up! It could have had SO much more power. Great choir though!

[esphigmenou]

Can anyone tell me the name of the choir that is singing here?

[mexicanduet]

This is the 2007-2008 mass choir that assembled for music festival. It's made up of a lot of adventist high school students from various states and singers from SouthWestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas

[dsharpkeyz]

This is a good effort. I'm sorry that the organ was not used to it's best capability to support the ensemble. I strongly recommend the best interpretation and composite of this piece found as the last track on:

8667c The Culmination of an Extraordianary Career - Luther College Nordic Choir 1 CD@ $15.95 - $15.95 This is the incomparable Weston Noble and the Luther College Choir. Please add this to your choral library. It is an extraordinary recording and polished work. Thanks!

[tdavidray]

This is sooo beautiful! I was searching for a recording of this and was following along in the sheet music: I had to put it down and close my eyes and listen to the beauty of the voices.

The interpretation is wonderful!

[QueenCrimea]

i loved this songg!! i thought we were awesome!!

[composer321]

This was great. Whoever put this on, please respond to me. Once again great job!!!

[jcastillo626]

thank you! what do you want to know?

[composer321]

I wanted to know what arranged version this is. I heard it on a C.D. called Hymn to the Creator of Light, but I can't remember who the guy was who arranged this version. His first name starts with a "T" I think. Once again, great job, you guys should be proud of yourselves.

[requiem2651]

This was arranged by Gilbert M. Martin in 1968, and is available from the Theodore Presser Co.

By any chance, are you thinking of the 2001 Florida College Chorus CD "Hymn to the Creator of Light"? If so, that version is a cappella, and may have been further arranged by Tim Moore from GM's original, organ-accompanied arrangement.

[composer321]

Thank you. I was thinking of the Version by Tim Moore on the "Hymn to the Creator of Light" C.D. Anyway, thank you for your help.

[requiem2651]

Composer321, you wouldn't happen to be Bibleguy321 on a certain black-backgrounded time-sucking website, would you?

[requiem2651]

If so, I sit/sat next to your brother in chorus this semester.

[composer321]

No, I'm not Bibleguy321. I chose the composer part of my user name and picked 321 because they were easy to remember. Also, my brother is only 13 years old so and was never in the chorus.

[requiem2651]

's alright - never mind. Thanks anyway.

[1991aj2]

We were good! Nice vid man!