The King of Love Westminster Abbey Choir

From Princess Diana's funeral, The King of Love My Shepherd Is to the tune Dominus Regit Me. Descant on the last verse.

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[Chesterbarnes1]

I love this hymn, wish I could find the sheet music to it?

[notyobs]

@Chesterbarnes1 Well, it's in most hymn books if you have access to a hymn book? I just did a search on "Dominus Regit Me score" and managed to find the music in various printable versions quite easily, so give it a go!

[musoguy69]

This shows just what beautiful music has been written for the Anglican Church over the centuries. It is an exquisite example of what this world renowned choir is capable of. They sang this under such trying conditions. I have sung this hymn many times and it still brings me to tears to hear that wonderful descant from the trebles in the last verse.

[yamaho5]

Thanks for posting this wonderful music. We don't get to hear this kind much anymore since the fools have taken over our church music.

[organrick]

It was Princess Diana's funeral where I first heard this hymn. I use both tunes, and I've played it for every funeral, I believe, with the tune heard in this video (I'm a church organist).  I also play it during preludes also.

[tonyg1227]

Love it...Remind me of when I was a small boy in Christ Church Parish Church, Barbados...

[shjakes]

The Greatest Hymn in the whole wide world! Mankind needs to really check out these lyrics…especially the ignorant, intolerant, bigoted, right-wing, religious fanatics of this world...

[MusicPredominates]

@betteboop57 : It's a lovely tune and lovely words. ;-)

[betteboop57]

@MusicPredominates and it's spelled. :)

[MusicPredominates]

@porsche187 : But on this occasion it was not ! But let thee be convinced by the soaring treblissimo of the last verse.

[MusicPredominates]

@mkl62 : Actually, the second tune should be spelt 'St Columba' after a Scoto-Irish saint.

[mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (May 15, Easter 4), we sang this as the Hymn of the Day. Ditto for me as I filled in at a local Lutheran Church. It is #502 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. But we sing it to the tune, ST. COLUMBIA, an Irish tune.

[FanClassicMusic]

@Chesterbarnes1 We have this hymn in our hymnbook. If you want I can send you the scanned page. Give me your e-mail. Bye!

[porsche187]

I wish this was sung to the tune of St. Columba