Thine Be the Glory

Bob Swift, organist-choirmaster, leads this Arlington, Virginia congregation in the processional hymn "Thine Be the Glory" for a November 22, 1992 St. Cecilia Festival. [Another in this YouTube video series of favorite processional hymns.] The tune "Judas Maccabeus" is adapted from Othniel's victorious procession from G.F. Handel's oratorio JOSHUA, 1747, used by the composer in later versions of JUDAS MACCABEUS, 1746. It first appeared as a hymn tune in Thomas Butts's "Harmonia Sacra, ca. 1753. The original hymn was written by Pastor Edmond Budry of the Free Church, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It was translated into English in 1923 by Richard Birch Hoyle and appeared in the "Cantate Domino" collection in 1925. The stanzas recount the resurrection images of angels rolling the stone away, the women at the tomb, and doubting Thomas, with Handel's rousing refrain "Thine Be the Glory" as a response. Musically ... [I thought, back in 1992] what better way to honor the patron Saint of Music, St. Cecilia, on her feast day, November 22.

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[moller121]

the trumpet voluntary was outstanding !

[bob4120]

Thanks.

[NWalterstorf]

Fantastic! Great to see another one of your videos uploaded.

[bob4120]

Thanks so much! I am glad to share these hymns.

[edolch]

Loved it!

[bob4120]

Thanks! The text and music work well together, I think.

[yndividual]

The trumpet at the end is fantastic indeed! Thank you!

[JoelScottK]

This is wonderful. The congregation and choir sing quite well! The organ sounds wonderful, who built it?

[chrihern]

Surely: the best version on Youtube

[SandrineSoprano]

Nice one

[PipeOrganistSC]

The processional cross is so tiny!

[mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (April 18), I filled in at a local Lutheran Church. I played this as the closing hymn. It is #376 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

[MrBarryknoll]

I like how you play the organ,the organist at my church play's the trumpets way to much

[ticoguy05]

I love a church where the organist can just play at a good volume and enjoy the playing without the old people in the congregation complain saying the organ is too loud. At my church, whenever a visiting organist plays and uses different settings the old people tend to complain and say there is something wrong with the organ or that it didn't sound right.....(sigh).

[Gspijkenisse]

wow.. a full church!

[no1dagboy]

it was really good