The summons by John Bell Of Iona

[jen5983]

thanks for posting this

[Augabricholas]

the summons is better of slow as it is more solemn and its not a happy song its a song for meditation hence a solemn atmosphere is more suiting

[john1801rambo]

this sounds a bit pedestrian - have you thought of soloing out the melody on another manual?

[4109973]

wow....this is way too slow and the organ really covers up how pretty the melody is...

[MrBarryknoll]

You are playing The Summons way to slow

[barnarts89]

Play faster use flutes first, than some foundations.

[kapariz44]

Very slow, and the rhythm isn't quite right. I don't have my hymnbook to hand, but the notes are all pretty much of equal length - mostly in quavers if I remember, whereas here the count is kinda 2 1 2 1. No offence, but Kelvingrove is a hymn tune, not a waltz or a mazurka hehe.

[croc17]

Whilst I too prefer the 2 4 time signature, some hymn books use a 3 4 time signature with a minim then crochet rather than two quavers

[musicallymad92]

I disagree, i think that, yes you should add more emotion but you should speed it up slightly as this is a happy song and actually sounds wrong when played slowly

[firefighter14530]

try adding a little emotion to the piece... Read the lyrics, then play it as your heart tells you it should be according to the lyrics.. Slow it down a little bit, and blend some of the notes together. According to the text, God is pleading with you.. 'will you come and follow me if I but call your name, will you go where you dont know, and never be the same'.. Slow it down, and turn some of the quarter notes into halfs.... It works wonders... Add a chime here and there too... Youl be surprized.

[rickmystic]

That should be John Bell of Iona not Iowa. Iona is on the coast of Great Britain. As Wikipedia has it: John Lamberton Bell (born in 1949) is a hymn-writer. A Church of Scotland minister, he is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist.

With the wonders of the World Wide Web it doesn't take much to get your facts straight - if you can be bothered!!

[moulesm]

Needs to flow and bounce a bit - Kelvingrove is a folk dance.

[mllcg]

sorry.. it was on the score... marty haugen

[andretheng]

you'd better check your score again, it indeed credited to John Bell.

[lawsonbob]

That's right, it's John Bell. Since you're into the GIA genre of Haugen, Haas, and the St. Louis Jesuits, check our site for stuff by Jim Cowan and David Haas.

[rickmystic]

As a song and hymn writer myself I get a little ticked off when folks don't properly acknowledge the authorship of the music they put up in public forums Get it right, people!!

This a John Bell lyric to a trad Scottish tune called "Kelvingrove". (I have one of John's books with it in) No Marty Haugen involvement as far as I know!

I've just been learning it for tomorrow (Sunday) I'm grateful to all who posted it to Youtube. That has made my job that much easier. Thanks and God Bless

[stanmugs]

Right you are! I'd been looking for this score for months, found it today when practicing for a service (from the new ELCA hymnal), and it's not attributed to Haugen. It sound like it, but it's not.

[pinedapopi]

pax to you, marty.

popi

[hearkenstwings]

I love this song! Beautifully done! And let's give a big shout out to those great looking musician hands!

[jdavis8666]

I play the organ at 3 different churches, and I play by chords so you can trust me on this. I'll start from the beginning and add 7th's for effect.

F C Dm Dm7 Gm Bb Fsus4 F or just F if you don't know Fsus4 (for the first two lines in the song)

Gm Gm7 Bb Am7 Bb F

F C Dm Dm7 Gm Bb F (same as above) Hope this helps!

[jaxjagsman]

thanks a ton! :D

pax christi.

[stanmugs]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa???

[jaxjagsman]

i'm trying to play this by ear but something sounds slightly awkward.

so far i've got:

F C Dm Gm Bb F

then

Gm Bb F Gm  C

those last three chords sound off. anyone know the right way?

[nwside7725]

Good work, keep it up. John Bell was behind the summons, not Haugen. God bless all who make a joyful noise to the Lord!

[gatherusin]

Why repeat what I already said???

[slycordinator]

Because he didn't see your comment before posting his?

[michaelsaggiomej]

Great Song!!!

[stanmugs]

This is awwesome, awesome, awesome, and anyone who does not like the compositions of Marty Haugen is a fool.

[stanmugs]

"O Lord, Correct Me" to quote an old organ solo.

[Zachp333]

Is this Marty Haugen himself playing the organ? Nice job. Love your Holden Evening Prayer music too. Why don't you record some of those songs on youtube?

[higgyboy21]

Beautiful! This hymn moves me every time we sing it at mass. Wonderful hymn with a wonderful messsage.

[gatherusin]

While Marty Haugen is a great!! this song is written by John Bell of the Iona Community.

[mllcg]

?????

[Windblade07]

Are you the same Marty Haugen that was at St. Bonni's in Bloomington, MN in the 80's?

[GrandeChoeur]

Nice work!

[techman85]

Very nice. I would just play it with a little more energy. Nice sound.