Lo He Comes Upon Clouds Descending: Communion & Liberation Christmas Concert 2009

[loonpond]

The tune is "Helmsley" with descant on the fourth verse: Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favoured sinners slain; Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of His train: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Christ appears on earth to reign Every eye shall now behold Him Robed in dreadful majesty; Those who set at naught and sold Him, Pierced and nailed Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see.

[loonpond]

The dear tokens of His passion Still His dazzling body bears; Cause of endless exultation To His ransomed worshippers; With what rapture, with what rapture, with what rapture, Gaze we on those glorious scars! Yea, amen; let all adore thee, High on thine eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory; Claim the kingdoms for thine own: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Thou shalt reign, and thou alone.

[dhixon1]

John and Charles Wesley were the principle founders and leaders of Methodism, a pietist/evangelical renewal movement within the Church of England. Both the Wesleys were highly evangelical (picture: field preaching for conversions, people being 'slain in the Spirit' etc) and highly Anglican - they loved the Common Prayer and the Sacramental piety. Neither ever left the Anglican Church, but their work did lead to the rise of Methodism as a separate evangelical church.

[Daniel21384]

Beautiful hymn, beautiful church, great choir! But do they not stand for the procession in this church? This is why congregational singing in the Episcopal/Anglican Church is so much better the Roman Church. This is indeed an Anglican hymn but to the people who were calling this is "Protestant" hymn, political differences a few centuries ago in England does not a Protestant make. Anyway, thanks for posting!

[susannabanana8595]

@Daniel21384 we didn't stand because it wasn't Mass or a service. The procession of the choir was part of the performance. Glad you liked the posting. We liked signing it.

[detroiterwatcher69]

What church is this?

[susannabanana8595]

Regina Pacis in Brooklyn NY. Valuable items were once stolen from this Church. The "word" was put out and they were returned. It is beautiful Church.

The Choir is from NYC and consists of Americans and Italians.

[penguinshq1]

FFS! Why does somebody have to introduce a sectarian perspective? If you're Christian, it doesn't matter. If you're not, it doesn't matter - just enjoy the music.

A beautiful English carol, beautifully sung by an Irish choir.

[waller92ireland]

very good choir singer from glasslough co monaghan

[brassspitoon]

Nice to see that good Anglican hymns are done well in other denominations too. Our Episcopal church choir does Latin mass excerpts of Haydn and Mozart masses so there is much sharing of traditions. But do those fine older Italian gents I spied in the pews know it's a Protestant hymn?

[Rhuanjl]

@brassspitoon I wonder if they or you, know that this is an evangelical hymn....

[brassspitoon]

@Rhuanjl .I suppose it depends on how one defines "evangelical". The words are from Charles Wesley, Anglican priest (C of E) as adopted from John Cennick's original words. Cennick a Moravian, btw.

There are Anglicans who would call themselves evangelical.

Wesley's piety and methods led to Methodism, but Chas. Wesley remained Anglican. I'm sure you can confirm this on the internet.

[Daniel21384]

@brassspitoon You are correct, there are Anglicans who would call themselves Evangelical and other Anglicans like myself who would call themselves Catholic. I believe this to be an Anglican Hymn written by Charles Wesley, an Anglican priest to the day of his death.