James O'Donnell - Psalm 139
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Жыл бұрынService for the reception of Her Majesty The Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall
Choir of Westminster Abbey and the choir of His Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace
James O'Donnell (b 1961) Psalm 139: 1-18, 23-end
O LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known me:
thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising;
thou understandest my thoughts long before.
Thou art about my path, and about my bed :
and spiest out all my ways.
For lo, there is not a word in my tongue :
but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether.
Thou hast fashioned me behind and before :
and laid thine hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me :
I cannot attain unto it.
Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit :
or whither shall I go then from thy presence?
If I climb up into heaven, thou art there :
if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
If I take the wings of the morning :
and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea;
even there also shall thy hand lead me :
and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me :
then shall my night be turned to day.
Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee,
but the night is as clear as the day :
the darkness and light to thee are both alike.
For my reins are thine :
thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made :
marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well.
My bones are not hid from thee :
though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect :
and in thy book were all my members written;
which day by day were fashioned :
when as yet there was none of them.
How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God :
O how great is the sum of them!
If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand :
when I wake up I am present with thee.
Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart :
prove me, and examine my thoughts.
Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me :
and lead me in the way everlasting.
GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
@libbyworkman3459 10 ай бұрын
It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this particular video. If I’m not crying, I at least have a lump in my throat. Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
@CK-dp6je 3 ай бұрын
Yes me too!
@sidpheasant7585 Ай бұрын
Yes, through the beloved and active and innovative Holy Spirit, the above is I believe as close to heaven and the divine as we may get on Earth. The timeless beauty and order of the scene, even enhanced by the flaws snd infimities of some people we see there ... and also by the sheer difficulty of the task facing the Guardsmen, and the way they STRIVE to make it not just good enough, but the Best. All just emphasising the true humility as well as divinity bequeathed in this way by Her Late Majesty.
@haamivincentteaute7646 Жыл бұрын
I was asleep, here in New Zealand, when this woke me up as it was playing in the background on my TV. For a second I thought I'd died and woke up in heaven.
@jaimccV9681 Жыл бұрын
Watching Her Majesty's coffin be carried in with this Psalm being sung was one of the most haunting moments of my life. It was majestic in every sense.
@ernestbowen4054 Жыл бұрын
It was magnificent wasn’t it!
@paulhorn24 Жыл бұрын
Turn on the KZfaq subtitles to read the text of the choir as they sing it.
@stephaniestanley8041 Жыл бұрын
Peace to you
@stephaniestanley8041 Жыл бұрын
@@ernestbowen4054 truly
@AmethystDew Жыл бұрын
Beyond beautiful.
@shonaleroux9060 5 ай бұрын
She was a woman who took on a tremendous responsibility 👏 she will be greatly missed 😢 she put her country and the common wealth first in her life, she was a dutiful Queen, but most of all she was human, God Bless you Queen Elizabeth may you rest in peace, Gone but never forgotten 🙏 💙
@desacademydr.annaalkhub7241 Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful Psalm. I can’t stop listening to it. Even in her death she wanted the focus to be on our God who guided her in her deepest moments as only He could.
@eduardocampos3435 Жыл бұрын
I must have listened to it about forty times, and it still draws feelings that move me and make me feel in the presence of our Lord.
@Sacrifice-Loyalty Жыл бұрын
These songs and playing out of the traditions were selected for a reason for us as Loyal subjects to never forget.
@MyMagical1 Жыл бұрын
Yes, she was without doubt a woman of deep faith and belief. I give God thanks for her service, but most importantly her service to Him. She was and shall remain my inspiration of faith, duty and love of God. 😔❤️🇬🇧
@barbarawalters9147 Жыл бұрын
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@barbarawalters9147 Жыл бұрын
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@briansearle4138 Жыл бұрын
How proud the families of the guardsmen must be . 🇬🇧
@audspod1 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure they are, what a wonderful thing to do for their Commander in Chief, God bless them.
@jimvega1410 9 ай бұрын
The PAINED look on their faces is what got me... Can't stop coming back to hear this and behold their grief (verklempt)
@ich_halt8094 8 ай бұрын
@@jimvega1410 the pain on their faces was probably more from the weight of the coffin. I read it weighs 800kg. So 100kg on each shoulder. and it was not a soft cushion, but a sharp edge
@richardgrant7055 8 ай бұрын
The families of all serving personnel are - justly - proud !
@sidpheasant7585 7 ай бұрын
O LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known me : thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long before. Thou art about my path, and about my bed : and spiest out all my ways. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue : but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. Thou hast fashioned me behind and before : and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me : I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit : or whither shall I go then from thy presence? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : if I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning : and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there also shall thy hand lead me : and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me : then shall my night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the darkness and light to thee are both alike. For my reins are thine : thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. My bones are not hid from thee : though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect : and in thy book were all my members written; which day by day were fashioned : when as yet there was none of them. How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God : O how great is the sum of them! If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand : when I wake up I am present with thee. Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart : prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me : and lead me in the way everlasting. GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Surely some of the most meaningful, beautiful and true words ever put together? (of course with the assistance, support, love and inspiration of the beloved Holy Spirit) My life now, thanks be to Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Such a beautiful, beautiful thing. James O'Donnell: Now-retired Westminster Abbey organist James O'Donnell - a Scotsman working at both Westminster Cathedral (Catholic) and Westminster Abbey (Anglican) - God be blessed for this wonder, as James was the first Catholic to be organist at the Abbey in the 500 years of the post. Now teaching at Yale. Studied at Jesus College - well how could it be otherwise? God bless Her Majesty for bequeathing us something so wondrous - fits right in with her and all that she did for us...
@mfredcourtney5876 8 ай бұрын
For me this was one of the most powerful moments of the funeral. The music ,the precision, the solemnity. It was very moving.
@andylucas6962 Жыл бұрын
I will remember this scene for the rest of my life 😔
@loribonomo7109 Жыл бұрын
Possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. Brought tears to my eyes.
@ulsterscot Жыл бұрын
Brings me to tears
@dmg1866 Жыл бұрын
Still brings me to tears.
@Melbournelost66 Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@villeriacosyn3318 Жыл бұрын
@@ulsterscot i
@josephtrahan8045 Жыл бұрын
Go listen to the choir sing psalm 121 at the queens funeral.
@postwar46 8 ай бұрын
You men did a top job . You bore the physical remains of a much loved monarch of global authority with respect and dignity, who was the cap of decency and high standard in a world so broken. You handled that loaded lead lined coffin with faultless precision as young sons of a great nation. Thank you for your care. She was my Queen for all my life.
@sidpheasant7585 8 ай бұрын
It's a wonderful comment, my friend. I agree completely. Indeed the contrast between that broken world you so rightly refer to and what we see here is so stunningly great ... and is meant by the Holy Spirit to be so. Which route do we choose for ourselves and for that world? 2022 made that choice rather stark, did it not?
@Richardwright-we6rv 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Ma'am, God bless, may you rest in peace.
@tfh5575 Жыл бұрын
the queen’s funeral inspired me to finally join my family’s church. i was baptised and confirmed this easter. i couldn’t be happier
@sidpheasant7585 Жыл бұрын
God bless Her Late Majesty for her visibly willing cooperation with the Holy Spirit making the awful and evil 2020s a great deal more Godly. And may Father, Son and Holy Spirit keep with you. Go out into this poor old world of yours and tell your story, as do I.
@gabrielfranciscorp Жыл бұрын
Welcome, brother.
@CK-dp6je 11 ай бұрын
That’s wonderful
@andrewizard8285 11 ай бұрын
God bless you and your family 🙏🏾❤️
@Andrey.Kurbsky 10 ай бұрын
God bless You!
@aussie1234 Жыл бұрын
Because of this part of the funeral, I reread Psalm 139.
@jimmyg. Жыл бұрын
This was, without a doubt, the most serene Psalm I have heard sung. How beautiful.
@wallflower1852 Жыл бұрын
Its on spotify.
@McAroe Жыл бұрын
@@wallflower1852 I've tried looking but can't find it a capella and in a minor key as above - What did you search for?
@kassadinonly Жыл бұрын
@@McAroe I don't think this arrangement is on Spotify, yet.
@rbw1886 Жыл бұрын
Magnificent!!
@KKTR3 Жыл бұрын
@@wallflower1852 I’ve been looking already but can’t find it
@NunoGuerreiroLive Жыл бұрын
No words can describe this moment. The coffin, the psalm and the soldiers carrying HM the Queen. What a majestic but deeply sad moment. Oh my.
@neonenour892 Жыл бұрын
Without symbols, cerimonies and liturgy a society becomes poor, meaningless, and empty. This occasion is teaching to all us, I think, the importance of rites in our lives.
@aluzbrilhounaescuridao9486 Жыл бұрын
We do not need ceremonies, symbols and other man made traditions and rituals, but fear of the LORD, knowledge of His greatness, faith in His beloved Son.
@loristoneking5671 Жыл бұрын
That'd why people have to realize what you just said and save the monarchy..
@MidnightIsolde Жыл бұрын
Indeed. There is a need for something more than the physical or materialism or commodities and temporal pleasure. Truly, there is and this is written on our hearts.
@pamelabillings4293 Жыл бұрын
@Aluzbrilhou Naescuridão Tomorrow is not promised. Today is the day of salvation. "In my Father's house there are many mansions. If it were not so I would have told you". HM the Queen was a believer. She has a mansion greater than any she owned on here on earth. RIP.🙏🏽
@gerardmeyer2118 Жыл бұрын
Ceremonies and symbols matter, as part of society's fabric, whether one believes or not.
@wallflower1852 Жыл бұрын
00:03 The very moment the coffin entered the steps stone of Westminster Hall, the choir began to sing. This was just goosebumps.
@JM-gu3tx 6 ай бұрын
Why can't other churches have such sublime, elegant, classy, deep and meaningful music. A pity really.
@milanbrandon7341 5 ай бұрын
Mediocrity is easier. As is pandering to the lowest common denominator.
@sidpheasant7585 5 ай бұрын
Many Cathedrals maintain pretty high Evensong standards. In many a British city, you ask on an average day what is the most-refined cultural (even leaving aside spiritual) experience possible and that is the obvious answer. Obviously, regular church always faces the risk / distraction of becoming humdrum, which is why the Holy Spirit is active and innovative, if at times enigmatic. Of course, the Late Queen knew that Her death could make a real spiritual difference in the atrocious 2020s. Her husband's pandemic-time funeral set that ball rolling as stunningly beautiful and meaningful (including weatherwise!!). These were the greatest (perhaps the only) beautiful and divine public events of the 2020s. The Coronation too, as we remembered what we had forgotten- that the key Player there is indeed the beloved and strong Holy Spirit as provider of cleansing love and truth, meaning, inspiration and resilience... That could also be seen in the non-random (Spirit-inspired) popular culture of the Commonwealth Concert. Sadly the darkness interfered there to ensure that the BBC did NOT make that available to all. By the way, the Chirch of England online service (a Haven in particular for expats, the infirm or elderly, people scattered where churches are rare, and so on) is hosted by a different parish each week, and the diversity of approach is just STUNNING. A high level of spirituality is achieved routinely, even if it is often NOT as serious as the above, for obvious reasons. 300-350 from all around the world typically "attend" each time, which is telling in and of itself. I love it and need it. And of course recommend. For many it is additional to non-virtual church. We do not know each other from Adam (good phrase), but as Jesus would want, we have come to be close and look out for each other...
@curiouspenguin6887 Жыл бұрын
You can listen to music all your life and still be amazed at how beautiful it can be.
@sidpheasant7585 Жыл бұрын
Thanks to the refreshing power of the Holy Spirit. And that also goes for not-obviously-relugious music (like "the Way it is" by Bruce Hornsby and "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran to name but two - they never get old).
@sharonmayo5578 Жыл бұрын
A Psalm I have never heard before but now I have heard it, It has seeped into my heart and it will remain there forever. So beautifully sang by the choir. I am so proud of all our Armed Forces. They performed so perfectly. God Bless Them, The Queen and our King.
@clairefanciulli9162 Жыл бұрын
That choir was sent down from heaven
@ernestbowen4054 Жыл бұрын
This is James ODonnells creation. What an artist
@xyzconsult4903 Жыл бұрын
Many choirs have sung this song of David, but this musical arrangement is soul searing.
@tobycox7399 Жыл бұрын
That’ll also be down to amazing acoustics of Westminster Halls. Plus also they’ve sung it without instrumental involvement - pure voice. It’s sounds amazing!
@Orthodoge Жыл бұрын
Orthodox Christian chanting(Russian style)
@elaineblackhurst1509 Жыл бұрын
@@Orthodoge It’s got nothing to do with that, what you heard was the centuries old style of Anglican chants which are a form of singing the Psalms pretty much unique to the Anglican Church (of which the Monarch has been the Supreme Governor since 1534).
@borleyboo5613 7 ай бұрын
This is utterly beautiful. I can’t hear it without getting goose bumps……and a sense of pride. Rest in Peace ma’am. You deserve to.
@stevenalderley9036 Жыл бұрын
My Dad has never been a Royalist, whenever the Royal family are on TV he's always liked to have a moan. Yet when we watched this happening live, he was glued to the screen and completely silent. Think it hit home for me as well at this moment that the Queen has gone and I've always been a Royalist.
@RealCult Жыл бұрын
There is no pitch of Psalm 139 like this not even on the choir’s recording album. This is the only time and place recorded in this pitch ~ it’s perfect.
@ds1868 Жыл бұрын
The chant was specially composed by James O'Donnell, who is conducting here.
@CaptainX2012 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear this recorded. It's honestly my favourite version of this psalm
@stefaneksteen2019 Жыл бұрын
Nobody does it better than the British.
@bailee7696 Жыл бұрын
Please they need to record this
@ernestbowen4054 Жыл бұрын
This is total perfection musically
@paperchain1239 Жыл бұрын
This is mind blowing. Off the scale. Those bearers and those in command, pride of Britain 🇬🇧
@juliegibson4106 Жыл бұрын
This Psalm 139, this arrangement by James O'Donnell is so beautifully designed just for this very moment helping us reflect on both the queens life and our own in a way that inspires and heals.
@ds1868 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I'm very much looking forward to James O'Donnell in charge of the choir in the funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
@contralorobraspublicas9927 Жыл бұрын
especially moving
@jasonfrost2487 Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful insight you have... an added touch to my soul. Bless you...
@elaineblackhurst1509 Жыл бұрын
Its not an ‘arrangement’, it’s just a simple - but very beautiful - Anglican chant being applied to Psalm 139 in the traditional manner of the Church of England.
@louiseb4171 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you. No matter the issues of the day, its a profound reminder God is so very close.
@hollyhk3501 Жыл бұрын
I needed to read this Thankyou ❤️
@Bhodisatvas Жыл бұрын
And death is closer, beautiful, powerful and sobering.
@bettybella2417 Жыл бұрын
So true. 💖
@shraddashradda 5 ай бұрын
@@BhodisatvasGod is closer than death; God is closer than any thing. All glory be 🌎🌈🕊
@mark4700 Жыл бұрын
Without doubt the most moving part of the day. The images and those voices. ♥️
@madyoda Жыл бұрын
100% agreed
@marcus6032 Жыл бұрын
Perfection, extremely moving.
@AM-mv6ro Жыл бұрын
My brother is carrying the coffin (on the right hand side at the end.) He told me it was such as moving moment that he was to break out in tears :(
@madyoda Жыл бұрын
@@AM-mv6ro fair play to your brother. I served 7 years RE. I'm sure he felt honoured and sad all at the same time. He was amazing mate, and I give him and the others all the credit on doing Her majesty proud. THEY WERE FAULTLESS. Her own boys with her until the very end. Guarding her with exemplary drill moves. Amazing 👏
@mark4700 Жыл бұрын
@@AM-mv6ro You and your family must be so very proud of him. Amazing memories that will stay with him for ever. Thank him from me for looking after our Queen.
@belphegory Жыл бұрын
(germany) i am personally not really religious but as soon ans the choir started to sing this i couldnt stop a single tear
@sidpheasant7585 Жыл бұрын
So it may be time to open your eyes and your heart to things divine. Bad things may be coming, as we see, but The Queen was taken to safety, as she well deserves. But in going she gave millions or even billions a chance to see the Holy Spirit at work down here on Earth, and be saved. She would LOVE such a mission! Born Again" was never a phrase I expected to apply to myself, but I found myself begging for cleansing on 28-2-21, and the Holy Spirit came. If I can start to see, and if I can call it the best thing that ever happened to me, and if I can say and write hundreds of times how immensely grateful I am for the love and mercy shown and the insight gained ... then so can you!
@alancherylsmith2987 Жыл бұрын
There are reasons to believe. Keep looking.
@milanomaticbydjcat5951 Жыл бұрын
These Grenadier guards are something else! This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life! Xx
@jonathanturkington464 Жыл бұрын
Very moving. Them voices were amazing. That young bearer party was excellent
@charliegirl-9154 Жыл бұрын
They sounded like angels!
@ernestbowen4054 Жыл бұрын
Those young men will never forget this moment. I imagine them showing this clip to their own future children.
@GenerousKingATL 5 ай бұрын
Even now it’s so beautiful
@sidpheasant7585 5 ай бұрын
It will be beautiful until the end of this Earth, and the end of time. If its radio waves get one day to Alpha Centauri or Epsilon Eridani it will be beautiful there too...
@marshacarey1965 8 ай бұрын
I watch this every night. It gives me such peace.
@joan006 Жыл бұрын
This is the most profound moment I’ve ever seen. Completely emotional. Had I been a member of the royal family there, I would have cried my eyes out and had to be removed.
@bushcrafty7274 Жыл бұрын
Glad I went to see her lying in state. Was only 7hrs 35min in the queue. The atmosphere I can't describe. 🥺 and afterwards we walked out onto parliament Square. Just silent and everyone tired, crying, reflecting and its just sinks in. It's a lot.
@Anna-uh2vf Жыл бұрын
This chant on this psalm is so beautiful!
@ds1868 Жыл бұрын
The composer James O'Donnel was conducting the choir. You will see him again for the funeral service on Monday in Westminster Abbey.
@rosegold799 Жыл бұрын
Jesus is the way, truth and the life ✝️🙏♥️
@mapsandmusics Жыл бұрын
Oh this music ❤️ I was at Hyde Park watching the ceremony on big screen.. when this music sounded i could see change in everyone's face...
@brianshepherd9927 Жыл бұрын
The soldiers carrying queen Elizabeth’s coffin are second to none!!!!
@curiouszgalile Жыл бұрын
The fact it seems she was the one behind all these details😲 Such an elegant and educated woman even after passing, this Psalm sung this way is simply the most beautiful religious thing I've ever witnessed
@elviscleomartins847 Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful chants I've ever heard!
@SenorCrazylegs Жыл бұрын
It's the closest to God I have ever felt as an athiest. Divine beauty. No other way to describe it.
@suigeneris3909 Жыл бұрын
God speaks to those who listen. “Let those who have ears, hear”.
@Claire90409 Жыл бұрын
❤ Maybe God is calling you to Him.
@lone.wolf_5791 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes God finds ways of seeking us out, without us even realising it. Even if you don't believe in him, he still believes in you.
@hollyhk3501 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you, you have put into words exactly how I feel
@katharinejohnston6644 Жыл бұрын
May I urge you to listen to Dan Rudge 'No Tears, No Sorrow in heaven' .... 10 mins 52 seconds or thereabouts ..... you can find it on here.
@JoanKentBible Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Queen Elizabeth, for your faithfulness. This is a beautiful and well-loved Psalm.
@madrugada10 Жыл бұрын
What a magnificent moment full of pain, love, faith, glory and grief at the same time. Music has such a power especially when we don`t have words anymore.
@teresajohnson7727 Жыл бұрын
The psalm was rendered beautifully! And I'd just like to recognize the young men who are the Queen's pallbeprecision! Knows how many eyes are on them across the world and that coffin is solid oak and reportedly lead lined. It must be incredibly heavy! Then, there's that priceless crown perched atop the coffin! Up steps, down steps, and not one jostle! Amazing percision!
@teresajohnson7727 Жыл бұрын
****pallbearers....
@michaelmontagu3979 Жыл бұрын
Some of the coffin bearers were only teenagers. What memories they will have. By the way, the crown is fixed in place. The coffin has a false lid with the standard attached, the cushion attached and a mount on the cushion to hold the crown securely. The mounts for the orb and sceptre then fixed in place. The false lid was removed before the actual burial.
@1987jock Жыл бұрын
This is the most profoundly spectacular sequence of audio and visuals I have ever seen.
@AnneM76 Жыл бұрын
A member of the Royal family fainted. A daughter of the Queens cousin. Who could blame her.
@staffie1uk Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard. I was moved to tears seeing the looks on the faces of the soldiers bearing the coffin while listening to the haunting music and words of the psalm.
@CallemJay_McNeill Жыл бұрын
Queen Elizabeth the Great, Was well and truly Defender of the Faith 🕊️✝️❤ As with her Christmas broadcasts, she sought to remind us of the "Reason for the Season" and I hope her successors maintain her legacy. This Psalm was so beautifully chosen and finished perfectly with the "Glory be" prayer, so fitting
@Ar-Rahman61 Жыл бұрын
Our late beloved Queen knew beyond any doubt that her rule was from God, and His sovereignty reigned over Her.
@emilerobinson Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful Psalms for this solemn occasion.
@philstacey5142 Жыл бұрын
The most beautiful event I've ever seen We will be a poor nation with her 💔 😢 Loved you more than I know
@soonnah9521 Жыл бұрын
This song was so hauntingly beautiful. Felt extremely emotional watching it live on TV and now again finding this video. It just felt so powerful.
@TheDragiix3 Жыл бұрын
Seeing this made me aware of feelings I didn't know I had. I fully get what you mean.
@ds1868 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDragiix3 James O'Donnel will be in charge again for the funeral service on Monday in Westminster Abbey.
@jackporter656 Жыл бұрын
The officer following the casket with bear skin hat in his arms is gorgeous
@michaelwalsh8254 Жыл бұрын
Hauntingly beautiful psalm 139 ~ Tears and a warm heart ~ Nothing better than this one ~ Has a an inescapable hypnotic quality that draws one back over and over ~
@Ash522MX Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable song. Got me slightly choked up when they were walking In watching it. She definitely thought through what she wanted. God bless the queen rest in peace and long live the king. WHAT A COUNTRY TO BE PROUD OF 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@vikkiLH77 Жыл бұрын
This is , hands down , one of the most spine tingling , stunning things I have heard in my life. I am not religious but it makes me wish that there truly is a heaven to go to .
@maesy6730 Жыл бұрын
From the King James translation of Matthew 7:7: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
@katharinejohnston6644 Жыл бұрын
Hi Vikki, oh there definitely is a heaven. I urge you to consider eternity & where you'll spend it. Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while 'He is near'. God loves you & sent His perfect son to die for you. I shall pray for you today.
@growgoodco Жыл бұрын
100% agree
@michellebeabow Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@michellebeabow Жыл бұрын
Sums up my feelings exactly
@angelroche90 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning. A moment in time I shall never forgot. Wow
@gropsch Жыл бұрын
Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long before. Thou art about my path, and about my bed and spiest out all my wa’ys. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. Thou hast fashioned me behind and before and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there if I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea even there also shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, peradventure the darkness shall cover me then shall my night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day the darkness and light to thee are both alike. For my reins are thine thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. My bones are not hid from thee though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect and in thy book were all my members written which day by day were fashioned when as yet there was none of them. How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God O how great is the sum of them ! If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand when I wake up I am present with thee. Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me and lead me in the way everlasting. GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
@mariannebeuken5806 Жыл бұрын
thank you for posting
@paulhorn24 Жыл бұрын
Turn on the KZfaq subtitles to read the text of the choir as they sing it.
@petraduldhardt4244 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the psalm
@evelynwinchester4726 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting. I learned something new today.
@aluzbrilhounaescuridao9486 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@annalisefelix6154 Жыл бұрын
Psalm 139 what an apt psalm for the Queen. She might be the Queen, but she too realised her frailty as a human and a need for a Saviour. i appreciate that she openly professed her faith in Christ. she truly was a remarkable lady, and an example for all.all her riches cannot buy her eternity. truly a wise woman. RIP your majesty, at peace. And thank you 👑💔😭😢
@madyoda Жыл бұрын
Lot of tears this day. Ill never forget it
@patriciarodriguez8473 Жыл бұрын
Sublime, the mystery of our existence.
@trippleHelixV2 Жыл бұрын
The most beautiful few minutes I’ve ever heard. Unbelievable… from a yankee and someone not devoted or knowledgeable on the queen. When I first heard this on the news I couldn’t believe the sound… the vibration, I thought it must be the acoustics of the abbey but then I found out this octave of psalm 139 had never been sung or recorded. This is the only one. My lord… if you can’t feel a little god in this… you might not have a soul.
@justonecornetto80 Жыл бұрын
The Queen was a devout Christian and took her role as the Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church very seriously. Her request of Psalm 139 to be heard on her casket`s entry to Westminster Hall reflects her belief in God`s omnipotence. She even once said that in the event of the return of Christ she would gladly lay her crown at his feet.
@sidpheasant7585 Жыл бұрын
We all have a soul, but most have hardened hearts. Such a pity.
@victorymorningstar 11 ай бұрын
Not the Abbey. It is the 700 year old Westminster Hall attached to the Palace of Westminster, i.e. Parliament. It's where Big Ben tolls in the Elizabeth Tower.
@ds1868 10 ай бұрын
@@victorymorningstar Westminster Hall was completed in 1098 by King William II, so it is much older than that. The roof of the Hall was augmented by King Richard II in the late 14th Century.
@MrBulky992 10 ай бұрын
On the day of the Queen's funeral, the coffin was taken from this place (Westminster Hall) in procession to Westminster Abbey where the full funeral service took place. The coffin was placed on the ceremonial gun carriage originally used for Queen Victoria's funeral in 1901 which is always pulled, not by horses but by hand by naval service personnel. It's not a long distance but, at the pace of a slow march, the journey takes exactly 8 minutes (12 minutes, if you include loading and unloading of the coffin). The procession was entirely on foot and accompanied by military pipe bands.
@ernestbowen4054 Жыл бұрын
Those boy’s lives were transformed in this very moment. They will never be the same. Heaven meets earth.
@Twilleh Жыл бұрын
If church was like this I'd go every week.
@fumini328 Жыл бұрын
I'm Japanese, but I thought this song was very beautiful. I pray for the repose of the soul of Queen Elizabeth. I'm sorry if my English is wrong.
@sylaq Жыл бұрын
あなたの英語は上手です
@michaelmontagu3979 Жыл бұрын
Your English is perfect. Thank you for your kind comment.
@mortalclown3812 Жыл бұрын
Your English is terrific. Bless us the world over.
@loristoneking5671 Жыл бұрын
Your English is great. Wonderful comment.
@Melbournelost66 Жыл бұрын
You did well!
@dagarlook1 Жыл бұрын
Such dignity and a serene beautiful choir. Majestic and absolutely BREATHTAKING!!!!
@malalves Жыл бұрын
Absolutely moving and beautiful. Most appropriate to have Psalm 139 sung at this time. It brought me to tears.
@charliegirl-9154 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting the lyrics
@paulhorn24 Жыл бұрын
Turn on the KZfaq subtitles to read the text of the choir as they sing it.
@Bhodisatvas Жыл бұрын
The whole choir service was other worldly and impactful.
@lordj335 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful. There's no words, just a fitting tribute, like the angels have arrived to take Her Majesty to God.
@lordj335 Жыл бұрын
It was an honour to go to London for The Queen's final journey, it was just as beautiful. God bless her majesty!
@sabineherzog6270 9 ай бұрын
Goosebumps and Respect and God may bless her and her Phillip up in heaven. RIP 🙏 Queen Elisabeth.
@alfredroyal3473 Жыл бұрын
We shall never see anything like this again, nor shall we see anything like our dear Queen ever again. She was unique, revered, loved and respected, even by non monarchists. She never let us down, nor put a foot wrong.
@AnneM76 Жыл бұрын
She was a shadow of what is to come Jesus Christ return to earth as King of All Kings. A shadow but not meant badly. A fine upstanding Queen who is a "shadow" of our God to come.
@alfredroyal3473 Жыл бұрын
@@AnneM76 He is indeed the King of Kings and she followed him all the days of her life. Kingdoms may rise, kingdoms may fall but the word of the Lord endureth for ever more.
@MSMS-ug3zu Жыл бұрын
This was one of the most serene parts of the whole ceremony. The music is so absolutely beautiful, driving me to tears.
@josephpetron6021 Жыл бұрын
Bravo, James O'Donnell!
@Aviyaor Жыл бұрын
Wow, Indeed. That was such a beautiful arrangement.
@hollyhk3501 Жыл бұрын
We all found this so beautiful we had to find it to listen to again, and so this is why we are all here. Sleep soundly your majesty
@gracerajah8972 Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@BasedinReality1984 Жыл бұрын
Her Majesty no doubt approved the song for this moment. Pure class yet again.
@natalien.9528 Жыл бұрын
This is a Psalm from The Old Testament, written by another King, King David. The Queen must have read the Psalms of the King throughout her life. The Psalm describes how close God was to mankind from the beginning. It shows us a theology of creation that makes God appear not only the creator of the vast world as a whole, but also the maker of every single person living on it. It is God who formed man in the womb. God appears as the omniscient and omnipresent, who knows each individual and affirms them as wonderful. This psalm is God-centered and not man-centered. God appears as the omniscient, the incomprehensible, omnipresent-supra-spatial, almighty Creator. It ends with David's total turning away from all ungodliness and surrendering completely to God, trusting in His ability to lead him into eternity (which might be why it was chosen for this occasion) Especially verse 5 (You surround me from all sides and hold your hand over me.) and verse 9 to 11 (If I take the wings of the dawn and stay on the outermost sea, your hand would lead me there too and your right hand would hold me). The Queen surely tried her whole life to embody Christ, which us why she is so beloved and respected. This reminds me, when the followers of Jesus were contending which one of them would be the greatest, Jesus answered them: "For who is greater-the one seated at table or the one who serves? Surely, the one who sits at table. And yet I am in your midst as one who serves." By this the Queen surely has aimed to live her life.
@natalien.9528 Жыл бұрын
@Shaise Kindering David could hear from God but Psalms are mainly David's prayers, lamentations and worship, which reveal a lot of knowledge about God to the reader, since David walked with God for most of his life and had recieved great knowledge and understanding, as well as having developed great faith and a righteous heart.
@andrewwarton295 Жыл бұрын
@Shaise KinderingYou are correct in that David wrote it. Far more importantly it is the word of God and David was a human instrument being inspired by the Holy Spirit.
@Jordan-mi7hd Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad use are breaking this down for me. As quite difficult to understand.
@heisenbergkierkegaard3982 Жыл бұрын
That's some really rich Theology from Psalm. If you are writing on a blog, I would love to read it.
@michellehaney4403 Жыл бұрын
Great comment! Thanks for your insight and perspective.
@zariyahappolus3348 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful hymn! Brought me to tears. Haunting.
@vibraphonics Жыл бұрын
A moving and truly excellent rendition of Psalm 139 by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal, directed by James O'Donnell who also composed the chant. The same choir will sing for the State Funeral, so we can expect more powerful music then.
@Raypornthechef Жыл бұрын
I'm not a religious person,but this moment Our great Queen was carried into Westminster Hall accompanied by this Haunting yet truly wonderful psalm was dark and midevial, really moved me so much,so much so that I've searched for the psalm,and now have it stored in my phone,it is so truly moving,yet haunting sound, such a sad moment,yet truly uplifting with the psalm accompanying our great Queen,a very chilling,but treasured moment.Rest In Peace Our Great Queen,Never Forgotten, Always Remembered 🙏🙏🙏
@robertmcbride1859 Жыл бұрын
I am glad to hear that the words of the Psalm and chant moved you spiritually. God Bless you.
@creatureofthewind Жыл бұрын
This piece sounds very medieval. It’s a simple song but the harmonies give it a unique tone.
@missthelife Жыл бұрын
This is God calling to you.
@osvaldodoron643 Жыл бұрын
This is the true power of faith. Bringing people togheter, making them fight, endure and hope in the face of adversity. Watching this and hearing this psalm made me remember the role that Anglican church and UK played in abolishing slavery for first time in history.
@Claire90409 Жыл бұрын
Maybe God is calling you.
@hebrews13.2. Жыл бұрын
Hello brethren. I'm so amazed at all of us who went searching for this Psalm/hymn immediately after hearing it, and I'm so glad we've found it. This arrangement is one of the most beautiful I've heard in quite some time, if not ever. I've played this repeatedly since finding it. May her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ||, rest peacefully in our Lord and Savior and may all of us whom were blessed by this hymn/Psalm make it home to everlasting with our Father in heaven 🙏 Amen.
@Calvin43 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@khouseright517 Жыл бұрын
This made me cry! It was very touching, very beautiful. RIP Queen Elizabeth
@SaraHouck Жыл бұрын
O that every life was held in such high regard. In fact, the most high did send his most beloved to a cruel cross for the salvation of the lowest. God truly loves us all with His all.
@j.wesleyjohnson214 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much - I have been searching for this since I heard it earlier.
@hollyhk3501 Жыл бұрын
I think alot of us has including myself, and now we are here, what a beautiful thing to bring us all together ❤️
@charliegirl-9154 Жыл бұрын
@@hollyhk3501 Yes, I was searching for the words, the Lord guided me here.
@avereginacaelorum Жыл бұрын
To me this was the most touching moment from entire 12 days after the passing of Our Late Elizabeth The Great. I have watched this numerous times and it brings me to tears. Still can't believe she's gone... Rest in Peace Our Glorious Queen 🙏🙏🙏
@asselindjames864 Жыл бұрын
I'm still crying whenever I got here
@lsmith9249 Жыл бұрын
AveReginaCaelorum "Great" is attached to tyrants,"stead-fast" suits our late Queen perfectly
@avereginacaelorum Жыл бұрын
@@lsmith9249 I don't agree. I am a Roman Catholic and I can tell you that "Great" is a title given to our greatest Saints.
@ynys_mon6928 Жыл бұрын
@@lsmith9249 We believe in the same God though, and many Anglicans acknowledge the wonderful Saints in our tradition.
@lsmith9249 Жыл бұрын
@@avereginacaelorum Our Queen was not Catholic and it's not about religion
@AngryCanucksFan Жыл бұрын
May God bless the Queen. 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
@woohoohaha7607 Жыл бұрын
Canada should leave the imperial commonwealth and become a Republic
@AngryCanucksFan Жыл бұрын
@@woohoohaha7607 our Parliament lacks the gonads for that... We should though. America is a Republic. Mexico is a Republic, most of the states in Central and South America are Republics... But not us in Canadastan... We still answer to London (technically) it's so ridiculous.
@woohoohaha7607 Жыл бұрын
@@AngryCanucksFan I'm from Dublin The Republic Of Ireland 🇮🇪🇪🇺 An EU member state 50 years in January and a Republic since 1949 thank god good luck with all and Happy Xmas to all the subjects of the Dominion 🤭
@MLVL312 Жыл бұрын
@@woohoohaha7607 nothing to do with you why comment why are you even here watching this channel just a hate-monger fool whoo H
@woohoohaha7607 Жыл бұрын
@@MLVL312 How does it feel for this 🇬🇧to be defeated 100 years ago by our brave soldiers of The Irish Republican Army🇮🇪 long live our Republic and our 50th anniversary of EU membership this year here is to the next 50 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇪 🐎💩🇬🇧 "Northern Ireland" is Ireland 32🇮🇪🇪🇺 Lizzies in a box in a box lizzies in a box 🎵🎵🎵 Airey Neave and Mountbatten do u remember ?🤭
@MC-gb9rn Жыл бұрын
Seventy years of unwavering service. May Her Queen Majesty rest in peace now.
@ceemarsh3268 Жыл бұрын
I am commenting here now because I cannot get this psalm out of my head and I'm not a religous person in terms of christianity but this is truely moving. The pall bearers did an excellent job throughout the entire period of mourning and funeral service. I would pay for a recording of this choir singing this.
@natalien.9528 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful, this moved me to tears
@johndooe8377 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of the church, but this song and the choir were just amazing👏
@patchmack4469 Жыл бұрын
very moving - and what an honour these young men have been given as bearer party - a tough job very well done
@j.wesleyjohnson214 Жыл бұрын
It does appear the coffin is very heavy - it must be the lead lining. You can see the strain they're under. It is an honor though.
@bertlzansinger Жыл бұрын
Thx for the term „bearer party“. Hadn’t understood that right today and was trying to find it out. 🖖🏼
@patchmack4469 Жыл бұрын
@@j.wesleyjohnson214 pretty heavy being Oak i guess, looks like it - and pretty difficult manouvours raising and turning, certain noted the strain on faces, and sweating like they been in a sauna, from the bearskins
@patchmack4469 Жыл бұрын
@@bertlzansinger think i caught someone saying it, wasn't sure if i spelt it right, but spell check didn't flag it up, so must be right
@AM-mv6ro Жыл бұрын
My brother is carrying the coffin (on the right hand side at the end.) He told me it was such as moving moment that he was to break out in tears :(
@islaadele1212 Жыл бұрын
When you listen to this, you realise that music can truly be a conduit to the divine. Just beautiful. Deeply moved this faithless sinner.
@charlottelancaster-snell6328 Жыл бұрын
I lost my beloved Husband just recently and to see this family mourning their loss along with the loss of our glorious Queen has actually hit hard. But this one moment, this one hymn made me cry, touched my heart and restored my faith. Thank you x
@Lucaangelo252 Жыл бұрын
Hello beautiful how are you doing, hope you are doing well with your family?
@asselindjames864 Жыл бұрын
Amen
@andrewblackburn121 Жыл бұрын
Amazing voices.
@elizabethlambert1669 Жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful thing I’ve heard for a long time x
@allisonmackenzie1980 Жыл бұрын
This was the first time in my life I have listened to psalm 139,it's the most moving & emotional hymn I've ever heard.Beautiful,I have been in floods of tears 😥😥😥 throughout, May HRH👑🙏Rest In Peace,she deserves to,after all the hard work throughout her life.
@justonecornetto80 Жыл бұрын
It is the words of King David recognising the presence of god everywhere and always. This is a new arrangement of it by James O`Donnell who is also conducting the choir.
@sandiemarian304 Жыл бұрын
@@justonecornetto80 Thank you for highlight - that James O'Donnel made some new arrangement to the psalm 139. Other had comment that the Church of England made the changes to the bible psalm.
@jonathangeva Жыл бұрын
I have no words to explain how lucky I am to have found this video. The last few days are so sad but today was the hardest. The entry of the coffin into the westminster hall with the song crushed me. Tears that didn't stop, a heart that broke into lots of pieces and lots of sorrow. Thank you for the video and also for the lyrics of the song 🙏🏻
@robertmcbride1859 Жыл бұрын
I am with you 100% on what you say and how you felt. This Psalm and Chant just did it for me.
@paulhaynes3688 Жыл бұрын
Agree totally so moving
@Jordan-mi7hd Жыл бұрын
I am with you. I've been searching and searching and finally wanted to cry again with the world. Long live the queen
@islaw1898 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely with you. I just couldn’t stop crying watching this moment.
@ellisgreen1479 Жыл бұрын
Lol 😂 yeah man , I found another video on KZfaq but it wasn't as good as this ! The choir was incredible ! 👏 Rip queenie
@joykay8875 Жыл бұрын
I have no words to describe the beauty of this Psalm and this service. The fact that Her Majesty lived, served, and modeled her life based on her faith in Jesus Christ is encouraging and humbling. Thank you for posting this.
@kevnwarriner8819 7 ай бұрын
During WW2 the Queen's Father, King George VI asked the people of the Empire to pray for a Miracle six times, every time was when things were darkest for the people of Britain, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and so on, I think the last two were the D-day Landings and the Battle of the Bulge, I can't remember my Great Grandfather fought in WW1 and my Grandpa fought in WW2 and took part in the Landings and he talked about Women, Children, Miners, Factory Workers, the Elderly and the Military going to Church at any free moment to say a prayer and many people across the World saw HM Queen Elizabeth as the last connection to that time, when things were more simple and that people still had the time to go to Church in Britain, Faith and Service is seen differently in different parts of the World now.
@davidhawkins5329 6 ай бұрын
She did just that. ✡️🇮🇱✝️🇨🇦🏴🙏⚔️💪😘
@waldoppen Жыл бұрын
Music like this claws at some ancient connections deep inside my mind. I cannot explain what or why this is. I'm not a religious person but I am often overcome with emotion whilst listening to choral music or psalms.
@Claire90409 Жыл бұрын
Me too. I know you're not religious, but personally I think it's the divine calling us. I get chills every time I listen to it. It was a beautiful, fitting ceremony for our Queen.
@MS-19 Жыл бұрын
That is the power of music - you don't have to have religious faith to be touched by it; you don't have to believe in any dogma to have your thoughts provoked by it; you may even be moved to half-belief, but if not, you can draw the same hope, comfort, joy or sorrow that the believer draws from it.
@janel342 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps Waldoppen your idea of what is religious has just been changed? 🌹
@hailmary4259 Жыл бұрын
That is the Holy Spirit.. @Waldoppen May God bless you abundantly 🙏🏻
@david_4739 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad it wasn't just me! This blew me away and left me with some strange low feelings I didn't know what to do with. The whole thing was magnificently orchestrated - we shall never see the like again. She done us proud and they done her proud.