Come thou Fount of Every Blessing

[dparra119911]

happy sabbath, bringing it in listening to this in Italy.. brings a tear to my eye. blessings

[martha7009]

AMEN!!! I agree with AmericanBaptist!! Our Glorious LORD & SAVIOR deserves all our deepest heartfelt praise and yes, Pomp!!

[martha7009]

AMEN!!!

[GirlCheetah100]

I'm a Seventh Day Adventist, and you played it perfect. God has given you a wonderful gift of music.

[Trudy41]

YAY! Awesome

[edwardf49]

awe inspiring

[V334432]

Glory! Play Man. yes my Lord play!

[godsfiddler]

One nice thing about Organ is you can hit a wrong note and most people wouldn't notice it. They sure would on a violin.

[hammondxc3]

I decided to play it just for an reference point. I hope you enjoy!

[jonesorg]

Ok.... :-) Great work!!

[jonesorg]

Hi....what organ is this? Is this CONTENT organ??? In which church is this organ found???

Good playing....... the registration lacks a little of the tonal-colour excellence..... towards the end... otherwise , great work.......

[fmason83]

Actually the registration sounds great (even though it's a matter of personal opinion). But the sound on this video was recorded through the mic on a cheap digital camera....not with high-end condenser mics. That's also why the bass isn't that audible.

This organ is in St. John AME, Norfolk, VA

[bert7885]

It is clearly an Allen.

[wproland]

The organ is a Allen Organ. Very nice organ to play.

[shamareecoleman]

When I heard this I didn't ever read the bottom where it mentioned Seventh-Day Adventist hymn #334.I knew when I heard the way and the spirit in which it was played that you were a Seventh-Day Adventist. God has give His people a distinct message, a distinct preaching style, and a distinct clear and pure sound in music. Thank you for sharing. If you would can you share a piano tutorial of this song. I would really appreciate it.

[jimiduzit]

can you post "i would draw nearer to Jesus"

[Octavkoppel1]

hey, du spielst super!!

[srdude5491]

Good job! You play very well.

[coxboyjm]

well done keep up the good work

[hammondxc3]

OMG I play the pipe as well. TRY THIS, when you play come thou fount thru, on the "celebration verse" switch to a minor all the way through and hold the C pedal with a 32 foot stop while playing the melody in minors. Then go to majors on SING ME SOME MELODIOUS SONNET...the same works on Joyful Joyful. It is a wonderful gothic sound that sends the song OVER the top! Im now impressed!

[speaks3703]

That's a wonderful idea! It should be done more often, but people overlook it. It's sad, really.

[fmason83]

I just read this comment. I like the way that sounds. Thanks!

[knndgg]

Well done!

[kbrtiger22]

That was great! One of the all-time best hymns I think.

[brandonelliot]

ALRIGHT NOW LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN!!!!!!!!!! LOLOL U betta play dat!!!!!

[fmason83]

YOU STUPID! LOL

[forbus56]

Glorious!

[wisener27]

One if my favorite songs, you play well... Keep up the good work...

[counterstrikeforces]

how long have you been playing the church organ.This is an awesome video.

[fmason83]

I've been playing it for about 3 years now.

[twinkiememphis]

You're Awesome on the Pipes!!!!

[fmason83]

Thanks...I have a ways to go though.  You should hear my dad. That joker is a BEAST.

[V334432]

what church do you play for? Also where dose your dad play?. You are FANTASTIC!

[fmason83]

I'm in Norfolk, VA and my pops is in Durham, NC...you?

[V334432]

Baltimore, Maryland

[rmb10]

Great job!

[happyorganist]

I love Diane Bish's arragement she autographed a copy of that for me!

[AllenJBlodgettJrmota]

i beleive that it is wrong to autograph music

[V334432]

My soul doth magnify the Lord, Glory, I feel God's spirit. Thank you so very much. Glory be to the Father.

[RevunBuford]

...and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost; as it was in the beggining, is now, and ever shall be; world without End...AMEN!!!

[seazxc2030]

i love this song! I'm trying to compose my own version of this, but with no success...But anyway, great job!(^_^)

[V334432]

have you checked out Diane Bish's arr of Come thou Fount. I think you will love it.

[cejai]

Tears. Reminds of OLD CHURCH! HIGH CHURCH! GREAT CHURCH! I love my pastor in Portsmouth, an dthe choir is good, but I want to hear hymns and anthems. Please let me know when and where you play, I would love to visit.

[V334432]

I like how you think, I agree with you 100%. This is Church music.

[DaPianistwitBass]

What registration are you using? That registration sounded great! I tried playing that same hymn with literally all the stops pulled. The reeds and the diaphones just clashed when I played it!

[beamn318]

Fmason, I commend you for being so diverse, Its not everyday you see someone who can take us to church with the B3 and Then make us feel Like were in a cathedral listening to a pipe organ. Check out my classical organ clip. -under13 from LGM

[romero2g]

Are you SDA? I went to Southern is that where you are playing? This is my absolute favorite song ever, I hope it's what the angels play when Christ Returns!!!!

[fmason83]

yes I'm SDA. I'm actually in an AME church in Norfolk, VA in this clip.

[Faber2262]

Enjoyed listening to your solid organ playing.

Would enjoy seeing who you are and where are you playing now. Would love to send you some improvs. Keep up the good work. By the way, an Allen can have pipe connections for the person who didn't know that. CW

[organpipe8]

GREAT performance ! Thanks enjoyed that.

[GardenCEO]

SIMPLY PHENOMINAL

[Chad732]

great hymn playing. really like ur style.

[eyemzick]

Superb! hopw many ranks does it have?

[fmason83]

It's actually an electronic organ. I just say "pipes" because I have a lot of friends that play the "organ" and "organ" to them is synonymous with Hammond B3....LOL

[hammondman94]

Beautiful!!! I'm a gospel organist, but my major is music.....I love it!!!!

[accousticdecay]

It's an R-340 or something like that. I play a much smaller Allen and I love it, altough I am envious. My kinda organ and my kinda music. Keep it up, shake those rafters.

[fmason83]

you know it...especially when I pull that 32' stop

[lefeseboy]

This is an amazing Allen organ. It is all electronic or does it have pipes too?

What is the model number? Thanks

[fmason83]

all electronic....I don't know off of the top of my head but I'll look next time I'm down at the church.

[Brandotuomikoski]

Nice Allen organ!

[fmason83]

thanks

[organpipe8]

Very Nice performance... enjoyed it, keep posting !

[fmason83]

thanks!

[apca08]

hey! i know this is kind of DUMB LoL but what are the buttons on both sides? LoL

[fmason83]

those are the stops...how you change the sound from the organ....like drawbars on a b3....but more variety

[azapachekid]

Thank you for posting this most excellent playing of one of my favorite hymns, you have a real talent and use it well.

[wescro]

Im AME in South Africa and I love it"

[fmason83]

Praise God

[alphadubois]

Very fine hymn, it is one of my favorites!

[dayounglevite]

Man I just had to click on your name and look at other things you had on here. You had me hooked when I heard you play those James Hall intros. I'm really hooked to know that you have a feel for hymns. I'm a AME minister in Jacksonville, FL and to hear this song played by a young musician does my heart glad.

[fmason83]

hey..I'm not AME but I've been playing for the AME church since 1998...I play for St. John AME in Norfolk, VA now...and those cats LOVE this song....I'm talkin both hands in the air on the last verse...I love it

[dayounglevite]

LOL! I figured that. Thats the classic AME response. That one and also "O Thou In Whose Presence."

[fmason83]

"...my soul takes delight....on whom in affliction I call.."

how many prayers have I heard starting with those words....or "O God Our help in ages past..."....LOL

[dayounglevite]

Yep... Thats how the saints do..

[americanbaptist]

I just stumbled upon this straightforward but marvelously creative (last verse) rendition. My family church in Lexington, Ky., is a black Baptist church founded in 1790 that had an outstanding Pilcher pipe organ installed in 1930. There were a number of fine organists over the decades when my grandfather was pastor, and then in the 1970s the talent fell apart. The instrument eventually was dismantled. It's gone. It's sad.

[americanbaptist]

I attend and join only churches with well-maintained pipe organs (Hartford Memorial Baptist Detroit, Friendship Baptist Charlotte, Abyssinian Baptist New York, Shiloh Baptist D.C, e.g.) because playing like yours stirs up the spirit. Pipes do more for me than drums, although I am not opposed to the latter. The problem is that we've abandoned our rich creative organ traditions.  Thank you for re-exposing our people to the potential tradition still embodies! I've subscribed to your stuff.

[fmason83]

thanks...I'll keep it coming

[numbereightyone]

I know what you're meaning, & I do relate, really, but:

Biblically, it's not music or tradition, that stirs our spirit, it's the message of the cross that Jesus went to for our sins and our salvation

The music stirs our emotions & can help remind us of our faith (trust, reliance) on Him, but the music by itself is not how God changes our lives & relates to us

Our human heart is deceitful so it's the absolute of Scripture that is the power of God, not our (even very wonderful) music

[americanbaptist]

I wish you had read more carefully before arguing with ghosts (no pun intended): I wrote stirs us the spirit, not stirs up the Spirit. I went to Harvard Law School and took several courses in Harvard Divinity School while there: I am intentional in my word choice, thank you very much.

[numbereightyone]

americanbatist: Yep, point taken, I stand corrected on that.

[numbereightyone]

americanbaptist: just be careful that having been to Harvard Law and Divinity Schools doesn't cause you to rely on what you learnt, eg. being able to choose your words very intentionally, rather than on God, on His terms. We all need to work hard at submitting to God the things we are best at, because in those things we believe we need Him the least. Let the Spirit help you to trust in Him, not in ourselves. "thank you very much" was such a pompous insecure defensive phrase to use.

[americanbaptist]

What's wrong with pomp? Pomp has gotten a bad name, which is why we have all these uncouth musicians degrading worship to a nightclub performance rather than elevating to a reverent approach to our majestic God through Jesus Christ his son, our Lord, Amen.

[mudog35]

great job!

[fmason83]

thanks