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Uploaded by on Apr 4, 2008

Singing "For All the Saints" at Cornerstone Reformed Church's theological conference

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  • Terrible. Tempo is way off-can't believe someone actually played this great 'Sine Nomine' like a circus tune. Sad.

  • What's sad about seeing a church filled to bursting with people joyfully singing God's praises?

    Okay, does it occur to you that there is some irony here? We're singing the song For All the Saints, in a church with the saints of God and y'all are nitpicking on how we sing it?

    These folks love to sing long, hard, fast, and loud (in worship) and I don't blame them. If musical taste is occasionally offended by their exuberance, I'm sorry.

  • Anyway, I haven't got any say whatsoever in how they sing; I don't even go to church there. We just attend their conferences.

    Anyhow, I think my dad had me put this video up mainly to show people who are trying to encourage the people in their churches that they too can sing vigorously! (and you can't deny that this is vigorous singing; it may lack musicality but everyone's singing his heart out)

  • If this were a choir singing more slowly would be very effective, but for congregational singing where a great degree of expression isn't possible, singing a little faster is a good idea. It keeps you from singing lethargically.

    In order to sing the entire song in the short time we had (this is at a conference, not a worship service; if we were impatient for anything it was to hear more from the speaker) you do have to sing quickly.

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  • Excellent point. However, I guess that you're welcome to do whatever you need to do to feel closer to God. Unfortunately, in this case it means butchering a beautiful hymn.

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  • Wow, I got told off by another youtube organist for playing this too fast on my channel in his opinion but it was not as fast as this.

    However it needs an organ, the piano just does not work.

    Great that they sing but it needs backing up.

  • Wow, you guys need to calm down.

  • HURRY UP

  • What is wrong is this is a hymn written by Ralph Vaughn Williams for an Anglican/Episcopal liturgy (All Saints Sunday in Nov). It is written as a processional hymn where crucifer, torch bearers, choir, and clergy slowly move down the aisle towards the chancel and altar. Would you enjoy hearing Silent Night at a rushed speed? Same thing. It is also used as a funeral hymn (See Youtube + Gerald Ford's funeral at Washington Nat'l Cathedrall). When done well, it is full of pagentry and glorious.

  • this would so MUCH better if sung at the proper tempo.

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