I love this hymn, it was sung at my Aunt Sallys Funeral and I will always remember her by this song and Amazing Grace.😢❤❤

Love how great thou art. I am very grateful that we still play the old hymns in our church. I’m am very blessed by God to be able to play these beautiful hymns on our organ at church

Oh Lord, my God When I, in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art And when I think that God, His Son not sparing Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing He bled and died to take away my sin Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart Then I shall bow, in humble adoration And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art How great Thou art, how great Thou art

This was my father's favorite hymn, and he requested it be sung at his funeral ( before he died, obviously! ) A talented baritone sang it. Dad was a forester, and the words spoke to him directly. Thanks for playing it. ☮️

You, Sir, are a treasure! Your playing is uplifting and brings me to tears! GOD bless you from Victoria, Texas. F. Rojas

This is one of my absolute favorite hymns and I think one of the best versions I have ever heard. I've heard a lot of hymns in my day having sung in church choirs since I was 15. I am 63 and still singing in a little church in Florida that needs musicians. I've asked God to allow me to keep singing for His glory for as long as He wishes it. You have your life ahead of you which is providential for everyone. Deo Gratias.

Great hymn beautifully played on that spectacular organ. You are such a professional organist and I guess a committed Christian. This shows in your playing. God bless you Ben

This song was my first solo in church at like 16 years old, the pastor kept asking when i would sing it again !!

I have never seen or heard you before but I love your playing , I would like to hear you play an organ composition on that very impressive organ. I also strongly approve of your respectful outfit fitting for a church organist (White Shirt and Tie). Instead of open necked shirt and jeans worn by some of these evangelical musicians

Thank you for sharing the hymns of Praise with the You tube world. .

Nothing provides the sense of reverence that an organ like this can give. This is the way I love to hear my favorite classic hymns. God bless you sir, truly enjoying your dedication and talent to glorifying this worship music. Brad in TN

Very majestic.

My dad's favorite❤

One of my favorite hymns and played very majestically on a beautiful organ

I stumbled upon your videos…..since I can remember I had a deep love for organ music. No other instrument can lead a congregation in worship to sing the praises of our Lord and Saviour like the organ. I personally prefer organs like this one, where the organist is fully in charge of the instrument and not a computer. May our Lord bless you abundantly for this work of love

I first heard this hymn when sung by a Pentecostal woman with her friends in Denton and a Roman Catholic contingent led from Blackfriars, Oxford. It gives me the shivers and I cry as it reminds me of those days as a Roman Catholic French Canadian Québec Rhodes Scholar in 1970 or so. Now I sing it in church at Saint Aloysius in Montréal. Thank you so much and may God bless you and keep you.

Great playing & sound for a small organ. Another favourite hymn. Thks Ben for all these short videos on abandoned organs/churches.

Beautiful. Thank you from South Africa.

Your a very fine young christian.gentlemen God Bless You from Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿🙏

Power & Majesty!

Just wonderful - thank you so much!

I love this hymn and the organ has the great system of coupling.

now THAT is how you play the organ

Thank you for sharing the hymns of Praise with th You Tube world..

This hymn is from Sweden! And i love it!

I get asked for this at so many weddings, and funerals. Plus, it pops up quite often at regular services. It's a joy to play. I wish I had the stop range that you do though!

Bless you from France ! God Bless Ameria

May I also say how smartly turned out you are. I love to see a white shirt and black tie.

Good job man. I enjoy your playing

There is a profound connection between the human and the Divine, that is best exhibited via musical themes. Nothing moves the Soul more closely to God than spiritual music. Doctor George Whitehead

Thank you! God bless your ministry. ☺️

"How great thou art" was made famous by the Billy Graham organisation back in the fifties, and it deserves every airing it's had since!

The Nations Favourite Hymn. Thank You Ben

There is the organ, and you ARE the organist.

I love this hymn.

Such a beautiful hymn. It takes me back to my childhood-I was a treble.

Köszönöm szépen !

Thank you so much for playing that hymn . Memories of my grandparents in their home playing and singing 'How great thou art ' . Brought them close once again x

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing He bled and died to take away my sin Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Amen

It seems like there has been a tremendous increase in the number of younger people playing the organ since the Hauptwerk platform appeared and it became affordable to have a home organ for practice. A high school organ student of mine recently competed at Baylor University along with 9 other high schoolers, and not only didn’t he win, he didn’t even place 2nd. He played the Bach G minor fugue and the Boellmann Toccata both from memory. The level of competition was incredible. All that to say, I believe the organ is once again on the rise in the world.

Love the introduction too

Thank u for playing such a beautiful h. How Great Thou Art..great painist

One of my favorite songs.❤❤ you play it so good. Beautiful.

Not just in England, in South Africa as well.

Absolutely gorgeous

FABULOUS ! 🙂

Thank you.

Great Ben ! Such a simple yet very moving hymn. I play it a lot at our little church.

Indeed!

Very good!

As you say Ben its a tragic loss to hear recorded music particularly in a church of all places. Organists like you are gold dust, being an x choirboy ( Christ Church Bath ) I so appreciate your talent & enthusiasm for small church's & their organs. You give me so much pleasure, many thanks! John in Monmouth

Beautiful music 🎶 Thanks!❤

This man is incredible

Thank you, from dark-sky (Tõravere) campus of Tartu Observatory, in south-central Estonia.

My lovely mother would belt this out at the top of her voice and with pure joy on her face well into her 80s. The organist never stood a chance. Thanks Ben, beautiful memory.

Another masterpiece

Stunning ❤

Man you are great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uplifting!

very love it.

Beautiful

Our gospel group plays this frequently. We love it! A true tragedy about the organs. I hope someone is advocating for them.

It is a travesty, pure vandalism and a criminal act to discard perfectly restorable historical pipe organs in exchange for either inadequate electronic substitutes or ‘Pop Groups’ and recorded music. I am speaking as a professional organist in Hull who has been more of less forced out of my post at a church who favour worship songs and have no interest in organ music or maintenance.

I'm delighted with your musicality. This hymn is sung in Brazil with a translation by Nathanael Emmerich, my grandmother's cousin. It's a very inspiring hymn!

Wonderful

Praise the Lord... Amen.🙏❤

Thanks!

One of my absolute favourites. Beautifully played, Ben.

Thanks God

Thanks

Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo !!!!!!!

I would love to see what Ben could do with a trumpet en chamade.

Interesting most people think this hymn comes from Evangelical Protestants, but in fact it’s from the Lutheran tradition

It is sad to see wonderful organs go to the tip, but perhaps there'll be a re-emergence of synthetic (Hauptwerk type) organs. I'm in 2 minds about it - because I am very sentimental about real pipe organs, at the same time I sort of see that (quality) digital organs are just progress - much like electric cars are replacing combustion engines.....

Nice tracker action there, could you do another video of this hymn with it in B flat, please?

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Fab

Ben we so much want to buy your recordings Music from St . Martin’s Salisbury please advise where we may get it. Thank you Andrew Green

I can't understand how people could think a hippie with a guitar and a tambourine could ever be preferable to this. Jesus wept.

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Further to my previous comment regarding modern music in the church. I must admit to liking quite a few of the moderner hymns, some of which are “Organ Friendly”. Because some of the words in them are extremely worshipful and meaning. What I do not like is the ones which are “Happy Clappy” and create almost hysteria in a congregation. Also I cannot abide “Jazzed Up” versions of some well loved traditional hymns for the sake of making them more attractive to the modernists. I am all for our evangelical mission, to spread the word, but to destroy reverence by pleasing the “Crowd” is a move too far in my opinion. The last time I watched BBC Songs of Praise, I thought I was watching a Variety Show or Pop Concert!!!

Originally a Swedish hymn made by a Swede.

Wonderful

Thanks