Processional Hymn - "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise"

Processional Hymn - "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise"
Camcorded live 28 September 2008

1-Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, your great name we praise.

2-Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
not wanting, not wasting, but ruling in might;
your justice like mountains high soaring above,
your clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

3-Your life is life-giving to both great and small;
in all life you're living, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves and as flowers,
then wither and perish but naught dims your powers.

4-So perfect your glory, so brilliant your light,
your angels adore you, all veiling their sight;
all praise we now render as your angels do;
in awe at the splendor of light hiding you.

Tune: Saint Denio
Text: Walter C. Smith, 1867

Wayne Burcham-Gulotta,
Music Director/Organist
Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal
Morristown, NJ, USA

The pipe organ is J.W. Steere, Opus 701
originally 4/40 drawknob console
now 3/49 stoptab console
Built and installed in 1918

Ernest M. Skinner bought out Steere in 1920 and Skinner ran Steere as a separate company for about a year. Then they brought it into the fold as a separate Skinner factory. For a time organs being built there had the Skinner name but were essentially Steere organs. Much of the great Skinner at Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA is Steere (1915 major enlargement of 1902 Hutchings). Final expansion to the Skinner instrument at Yale we know today was the 1928-1929 rebuild.

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[davidhartley26]

sing this at our anglican church

[joenwayne]

@davidhartley26

Thanks for your comments and for viewing.

Greetings from NJ.

Cheers,

Wayne 

[ricub1]

One of the best tunes!

Harmonies are slightly altered from The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal) which had the best chordal arrangement... also, the original text was more poetic and reverend than the contemporary "TV English" translation:

"...Thy justice like mountains high, soaring above thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love."

"... we blossom and flourish, like leaves on the tree, then wither and perish; but naught changeth thee."

Thanks for posting this song!

[joenwayne]

@ricub1 Thanks for viewing and your comments.

Greetings from NJ.

Wayne

[Zebra902]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That organ just knocked my socks off. Simply stunning! Well done!!!!

[joenwayne]

@Zebra902

Thanks for your kind comments and for viewing. Greetings from NJ.

[Cummins45306]

To me there is nothing as moving as hearing a beautiful pipe organ played with a large congregation singing. Makes me understand singing praises for all eternity in "HIS" presence. Saddens me to think our Church has done away with our Organist and Pianist and instead has resorted to using CDs.

[brassspitoon]

One of my favorite pieces of church music. It was not until my faith journey took me to Anglicanism that I first heard this hymn. In the RC church of my youth(1960's and 70's) it was not used by them.

[enamouredslave]

Organ music is so incredibly beautiful.

[joenwayne]

@ghitahy

Thanks for viewing and your comments.

Greetings to you in Kenya from New Jersey, USA.

Kind regards,

Wayne

[ghitahy]

Wow.........We sing this in an anglican church, Kenya

[Zyniker22]

Would lIke to hear you play "For All the Saints, Who from Their Labors Rest"