HYMN - Come Labor On (ORA LABORA)

[drpainter1]

Amen. Love that intro. I could hear the tune in there!

[bhigdaddymark]

@drpainter1 Thank you!

[QuicumqueVult]

Nice work! Prayerfully done.

[bhigdaddymark]

@QuicumqueVult Thank you! That;s very kind of you.

[QuicumqueVult]

@bhigdaddymark You're welcome. I look forward to hearing more via email alert!

[CoutureOrganiste]

The 2 "Dislikes" must have thought this was something to do with Justin Bieber or Rachel Zoe! 5 STARS as always BIG Mark!!!

[bhigdaddymark]

@CoutureOrganiste LOL Thanks friend!

[furley523]

@CoutureOrganiste NAAA....The Obama shirt......lolololololol

[JJCSTL]

So, this is an all Walker Organ?

[bhigdaddymark]

@JJCSTL Three or four ranks of pipes, but I really don't remember how many for sure.

[bongdrop]

I can't believe you don't teach at a University ...you are THAT good!!

[bhigdaddymark]

@bongdrop Thank you and believe it. I'd first would have to learn how to play before I could dream of teaching.

[TBWFFeaver]

Sounds great! One of my top 5 hymns of all time. What type of irfan are you playing?

[bhigdaddymark]

@TBWFFeaver Thanks buddy, it's a great hymn for sure. What type of what am I'm playing? LOL, I'm sure you meant organ haha, it's a Walker.

BDM

[JRGriffey08]

i'm a 20 year old, who happens to LOVE organ music. We sang this hymn today. Thanks for sharing!

[bhigdaddymark]

@JRGriffey08 You're welcome and good for you! May more 20 year olds love hymns! I'm not sure if the music for this hymn is set to any other text or not. Did you all sing it as 'Come Labor On'? What church denomination? I've got another version of this with an updated reharmonization. Keep on listening to organ music and thanks for your support!

BDM

[JRGriffey08]

@bhigdaddymark Your welcome! I'm enjoying your videos!

And yes, it was sung as Come Labor On. Presbyterian, btw.

[chamberl]

Sorry, I meant to say hymns. I have been at St. John's in Grand Haven, Michigan, Christ Church in Columbia, Maryland, and now St. John's, Naperville, IL. I love organ music. SOme people here complain it is too loud but I don't think so.

[bhigdaddymark]

@chamberl That complaint is heard in EVERY church in America as most of those who complain know nothing about the organ, its music, or even the organist of their church. Those idiots are nothing more than a bunch of complaining cry babies! It's a good thing that I'm not a professional organist with a job somewhere as I'd tell those cry babies to either get ear plugs, turn down the hearing aid, or go to another church! Every organist has to deal with that nonsense sadly.

Mark

[chamberl]

We had this hymn today (just the hymn part not the intro as in here). It was as a kid and remains one of my favorite (maybe my favorite) hymns. They redid the hymnal a few decades back but this hymn survived. But everyone else came to me and said "amn I can't stand this hymn" or "I don't like this hymn". Di don't know what they object to. Actualyl I do. They say it is hard to sing, but I don't see what is so hard about it. Aren't they mostly whole notes and some half notes? Great chords.

[bhigdaddymark]

@chamberl Yes, mostly whole notes, and thanks for your comments. What kind of church were you speaking of where they updated the hymnal?

[chamberl]

@bhigdaddymark : This is St. John's Episcopal Church, Naperville, IL. And don't misunderstand. St. John's didn't update the hymnal. The Episcopal Church did. In around 1982. The old one was from 1928. Looks like T. Teritus Noble was wrote the song in 1918. What church do you play at?

[bhigdaddymark]

@chamberl Oh yes, I'm familiar. I'm a former Episcopalian. The former hymnal was The Episcopal Hymnal 1940, then it was updated in 1982. I thought perhaps you were Catholic, as you keep referring to "HYMNS" as "SONGS" lol!  They sing 'songs' nowadays in their modern style services, in the Episcopal Church they still sing HYMNS. My son once called a hymn a 'song' and I nearly cut his head off (verbally) haha! I don't play in any church as I'm not a professional musician/organist, Just an amateur.

[PBRTV1998]

Beautiful modulation and harmonizations!

[bhigdaddymark]

@PBRTV1998 Thank you!

[Navigator10016]

Beautiful. my old school hymn. Thanks.

[bhigdaddymark]

@Navigator10016 You're welcome, your school had good taste. Thank you!

[Eauchiche]

Great piece. Thanks!!!!

[bhigdaddymark]

@Eauchiche You're welcome, and thank you!

[CoutureOrganiste]

"And a glad sound comes with the setting sun,"Servants, well done."

[PisgahHiker]

Thank you, oh, so beautiful and spiritually uplifting.

[bhigdaddymark]

You're welcome, and thank you!

[Jude1017]

One of my favorite hymns!

[bhigdaddymark]

Mine too! Thanks...........

[bombarde1701]

You wouldnt happen to have a track of this do ya? WOW

[bhigdaddymark]

Yeah, it's on the CD but the intro is different (this one was improvised on the spot). The intro on the CD is quiet and slow with the 32' Sub-Bourdon being very effective. I'll send it to you.............

[octavebasse8]

Wonderfully played!

I had the great pleasure of singing this hymn at the OHS convention in Cleveland, Ohio. For that particular concert, we were at Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral.

It was about 400 men and 100 women, who could all really sing! (in parts too!) The organist had written a descant for this hymn, and they even sang that!

To top the beauty of the whole thing, the organ was an original Skinner!

[bhigdaddymark]

Thank you! Sounds like the OHS convention was a blast! glad you had a good time. Did you note how large that Skinner was? how was the acoustics in the church?

[octavebasse8]

I'm afraid I can't tell you how many ranks, even after looking through numerous books, but I know for a fact that it has 4 manuals. haha

There is a video of Stephen Tharp playing it. Posted by JV...(don't know the rest of his name)

[bhigdaddymark]

Oh yeah, JV68 I believe (I'm a subscriber) excellent organ music label............

[bombarde1701]

Thats a great Skinner. JAV released some great CDS on that organ.

[octavebasse8]

I wish I had bought a few recordings while I was there at the convention.

[passacaglia28]

Thanks. Wait - this isn't the Walker you normally play on is it? If it is, the lighting has really improved. :)

[bhigdaddymark]

Recorded during the day on a different camera. Most impressive to me is the sound quality which is far better than the 12 original recorded last year with professional equipment. This group of videos (with me in Obama t-shirt & Duke Street last stanza) was recorded with my Canon Power Shot A1000IS which has a tiny microphone in it. I spent over $200 hiring a "video photo journalist" with pro camera etc. and the sound quality sucks to all hell...........

[bhigdaddymark]

And yes, same church same organ.........

[passacaglia28]

Wow! Sounds like you got yourself a great deal with this Power Shot. I have an older power shot but I have never really tried recording much other than a conversation with my aunt.

Sorry about the "professional flop". That sucks.

[bhigdaddymark]

Yeah, I'm still pissed at having spent the money. Oh well, it's done..............

[passacaglia28]

That should be nice. Be sure to use the celests whenever necessary.  They are so lush with the gamba. But you know what to do.

So - is this sucker digital, hybrid or all pipework?

[bhigdaddymark]

If memory serves me correctly, it only has 2 ranks of pipes and the rest is digital. It was built by Walker Technical who only samples E.M./Aeolian-Skinner organs and usually the work of G. Donald Harrison.

[passacaglia28]

Awesome! Well then... the organ in this video gets very loud and often. Did you actually open it up all the way at any point?

[bhigdaddymark]

It stayed open all the way the whole session. Possibly next week (if my son has time), we'll go back to record more and I intend on playing somethings very quietly and hope that the tiny microphone on my camera picks it up as this organ has beautiful strings.

Mark

[bhigdaddymark]

Notice the swell pedals are open all of the way.............

[passacaglia28]

Awesome as usual. I love the T-shirt, BTW. Was this recorded at the same church that restricted you from going tutti on the organ?

[bhigdaddymark]

God no! At this church, freedom is a real word. The organist here is one of the nicest organists I've had the pleasure of knowing. There are zero restrictions in his book...........

[admeral16]

well done ! ive started playing organ and you have inspierd to me you play those keys like a pro and love the Obama shirt haha !

[bhigdaddymark]

Thanks, and play on! My girlfriend wants me to retire the Obama T-shirt or upgrade it. Oh well, what does she know........................

[bkde2007]

What Church is This?

[AhSchit]

church of the HOLY FUCK MY EARS