Look at the World, by John Rutter - The Smith Ensemble
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2017
- A family favorite expressing gratitude to God for this beautiful earth.
#Godisgood, #thankful, #SmithFamily,
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Published by Oxford University Press. Used by permission.
Filmed and edited by Jake Weisler
Audio recording by Solarium Recording Studios
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What a blessing to see this family rejoicing together with this beautiful John Rutter piece! Amen!
Thank you for your kind words! So grateful you enjoyed it. We love both the message and the music of this Rutter piece.
my favorite version on youtube. Thank you Heavenly Father for giving this family such an obvious love for you!
My favorite Ritter piece, done masterfully by the ensemble. I love when adults and children combine to create music, underlying the importance of family and faith. I am officially a fan.
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words. John Rutter is a treasure, and this piece really resonates with us. And you are right, these timeless messages of faith and family are why we sing! Thank you for your encouragement. 🎶
steve Barnard woah you talk like a pro
Steve a slight Correction - it's Rutter. But otherwise. I concur with your assessment.
Wow! I'm deeply touched.
Thank you Julia. 🌺
Wonderful...
Thank you! 🙏🎶
I hear this song almost everyday thanks to your beautiful family. God bless you all from Indonesia
So grateful you are enjoying it. 🌹🎶
Heavenly 😇😇
Thank you! So grateful you enjoyed it. 🌷
Wow!!!!!!!😮😊❤🎉
This is a soooooo beautiful piece!!!
Thank you so much! 🌷
Praise be to God for such beautiful voices and music! The Smith Ensemble is amazing!
Thank you for your kind words. 🌺
Very nice performance of yet another FABULOUS composition by John Rutter. One of the finest choral composers of a generation. Sublime.
Canuckmom1958 Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. We are all so blessed by John Rutter’s musical gifts. 🌺
God ❤ Smith Family
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻😍
Thank you for your kind comment. 🌷
Lovely and great song, Praise the Lord. Greeting from Indonesia
Thank you for your kind comment! Great to hear all the way from Indonesia! 🎶🙏
Thank you so much for all the beautiful music you and your family share!! Y’all are incredible!
Thanks for your kind words. So happy you are enjoying our music. 🎶😊❣️
So encouraged and so glad I found this song and your beautiful family rendition of it. Thank you!!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🎶You are so welcome. You may enjoy this one as well. ruclips.net/video/n9a_5N3vSJg/видео.html
Hi, I'm from Brasil. Amazing song and voices. God be praised...
Thank you for your kind thoughts! So grateful you enjoyed our music! Carry on in Brazil! So nice to hear from you! 🎶🙏
thanks！
You are so welcome! 🎶🌷
A joy to watch and hear. Uplifting to say the least.
Susan Julian Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. 🌺
Still a wonderful anthem. A very close second place to a very liked anthem by John Rutter. And closely matching with some sadness for me! I lost my sister in law who passed away three weeks ago. This one I quite like. And reminding me that family is everything. The other one is ' Look to the day!'
Thank you Stephen. So sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. May you feel much peace and hope through your loss. Music can be such a helpful tool to be lifted. Rutter is especially healing. 🙏
Such a beautiful, inspiring performance with an equally beautiful setting. This is the type of music we will find in Heaven. The group hug at the end was the perfect finishing touch!
Thank you so much for sharing such kind thoughts. We are grateful you enjoyed it. 🙏
Thank you all from the depth of my heart, God's blessing to you all and lots of love from Germany 💜
You are so welcome. 🙏We are so thankful you enjoyed it and took the time to share your gratitude. May you feel Heaven’s blessings showered upon you. 🌺
Wonderful! All the more so as it's sung by one family❤ please keep singing and may God bless you all. From Sri Lanka
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words from Sri Lanka! May God bless you good people. 🌼🙏💛🎶
What a wonderfully uplifting performance! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
So beautiful! So glad it is on Spotify! I put it on my Sunday playlist! What a wonderful family!!!
Thank you for your kind thoughts and support! Grateful you enjoyed it!
😮❤ È la musica più bella del mondo 😊
Thank you Benedetto. You are so thoughtful. 🙏🎶
Praise the Lord!! Such a beautiful testimony
Thank you, Belinda! 🌼🙏
Loved it!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🎶
This people remembers me *The Patridge Familly* *Everybody sings as a family* Congratulations from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Thank you so much Fernando! 🎶😊
I was already enthused with Rutter - and lucky to have met him in May of 2022. And that was lucky. To have done so. And at Wells Cathedral in Britain.
What an opportunity! That is so awesome. My husband has performed at Wells Cathedral. Beautiful place. Hope to meet Rutter some day!
@@thesmithensemble4053 - well ? Thank you for that! You have done quite a good effort on this Rutter piece. I certainly do hope that I get the chance of encountering Rutter a second time - if so. I do look forward to it. And perhaps not too long in the coming.. From the perspective of a Church Chorister I was quite impressed with the effort with it. And that is probably going to be one of the better complimentary views expressed.
Just amazing!❤
Thank you. 🍁🙏🎶
I just found you guys and LOVE your videos. You all are so blessed to be able to make music as a family! God has given you amazing talent and how wonderful that you use it to bring glory to Him.
🎶So grateful you have enjoyed the videos. Thank you for your kind thoughts. 🙏
Amazing!♥️
Thank you! So glad you like it! 💛🎶
Beautiful. Right tempo, yet still with rest. Great voices.
Thank you for your comments. Glad you enjoyed it. 🌺🎶
I love this!!
Thank you Sarah! 🌸🙏
What a great way to start the New Year! Many blessings and love to your family
Thank you so much! 😊
This rendition brings tears to my eyes! It is absolutely beautiful! I have probably watched it 20 times in the last three days. Your family has such a marvelous unity and wholesomeness. I was touched to see the prayer together at the recording studio. Thank you for sharing yourselves and your voices!
Thank you for your kind thoughts. So grateful to be able to share our love for God and his many blessings. 🙏🎶
Godly family. Praise the Lord 🙏
Thank you. 🙏🌷🎶
A beautiful video to match an even more beautiful family. Great work Dr. Smith! I particularly enjoyed your bassoon embouchuresque gesture at 2:55 :D
Thank you MeiMei! Love the detail that includes the great bassoon embouchure! Dr. Smith is good at that for sure! Hope you and your family are well!
Very nice.
Thank you so much Lemard. 🎶
@@thesmithensemble4053 All of you are very welcomed.😊☺
It's just occurred to me. That I have a true story of an encounter with a couple of members of the Vicars Choral portion of the Wells Cathedral Choir back on October 25th of 2020 and two others of the choir at the White Hart Inn Hotel, in Wells in Somerset in England. It's a rather amusing tale and begins at 4 pm on the mentioned date.
I had booked up a long weekend to replace a coaching holiday that year, due to the first Covid 19 lockdown from the 15th March 2020. I spent the Friday to the Monday of that particular weekend at Wells. I had just pulled away from the Festal Evensong service and had returned to the Hotel when I encountered the two gentlemen of the choir - the Senior Bass and the Countertenor and one of the latter's two sons. To which I had a splendid conversation with them, which lasted two hours from 4pm of the afternoon, to just about 6 pm. Halfway through this, we were joined by the older boy of the Countertenor. But also unfortunately the two gentlemen felt the requirements of use of the facilities. And promptly started to sing! The older of the two boys of the Countertenor grumbled.....
" Oh NO! NOT AGAIN!!!!!" He was - as you might guess, none too happy about that! The Members of the Vicars Choral require no excuse to start singing there. The grumble didn't stop the two gentlemen of the choir. Both carried on.. Much to the consternation of the older boy of the Countertenor.. Who, then at the top of his voice, complained about this and said.
" WILL YOU TWO .... SHUT UP!!!"
At this point of proceedings. I was highly amused by the situation and I am afraid that I made things a little bit worse for the young fellow. I knew something called " Merbeck " to which I sung this.....
" 🎼🎶 Oh deareee me, o lad you've had it! 🎶 You won't stop them, not one little bit! 🎶 You'll think that is quite the catastrophe! 🎶 You won't stop them, that's it, for thee!🎶🎶" Anyway, it - I'm afraid to say, didn't make that young gentleman's day. Not on the 25th of October of that year!
I did consider it, the best two hours of my life.. And there is a second story involving the Wells Cathedral Choir in 2021 - which I would love to tell you. I will say, that it's probably helped to save my life from being shortened by up to 50%. I'll tell you about that story, on another occasion..
The story that you have read! Is a true story involving myself! And yes! It did happen!
That is such a fun story! Thank you for sharing! 😂🎶 look forward to the next one!
Well - thank you for that.. I shall have to follow up with that other story involving the Wells Cathedral Choir again.. I will say that it's quite a serious story as well! And when I said that the situation of this.. Probably saved my life.. Then that's no exaggeration but a true fact.. Stand by for the 30th of this month.. I will put it here then!
bless you all
Thank you! 🎶🌷🙏
Thankyou.
You're welcome, William. 🎶Thanks for your kind comment.
This is amazing!!
Lucy Carr Thank you! You are so thoughtful.
So beautiful, you guys!!! Thanks for sharing
Thank you Sarah! So glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate your support! Hope you can check out our CD at thesmithensemble.com Hope you are doing well!
INCREDIBLE and most inspiring!!! Your family is a blessing to all who know you! Thank you and grateful to you for sharing ~ this is just beautiful!
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed it!
I have just had a few days in Wells and it's not been the easiest of times - it's nice to hear your version of Amazing Grace and having had the loss of my older brother to contest with. I'm heading back home now! I appreciate your efforts! Both past and present!
So sorry about the loss of your brother. May you feel peace and comfort from our Savior Jesus Christ. 🙏🌹 Thank you for your kind words. Hope you had safe travels.
Thanks for that! I do appreciate it! Bit late for saying so.
You are so right. I apologize for my late response. I thought I had responded and realized I hadn’t. Thanks for your forgiving heart.
@@thesmithensemble4053 So sorry! I meant myself. In return of my thanks. I still appreciate it.
This was so beautiful. Thank you so much for this.
You are so welcome. So grateful you enjoyed it! 🌻🙏
Superb phrasing!!! Wow
Thank you so much! 🌼
I don't know who is directing. I'm a choral conductor and someone gets the two note collapsing phrase and sub phrases within phrases.
One of my mentors said "no two notes in a phrase should ever be alike"
You are masters of choral music and i love the clean clear vibrato free and perfectly tuned sound
It's natural and free and unforced
Heaven!
This has been a collaborative family project,” says the husband. The wife says, “It’s mostly my husband.” Either way, Mark, sincere thanks for your kind and generous words. We are grateful you felt something from our musical efforts. 🎶
A wonderful composition. ❤️
Yes, John Rutter is amazing. This is a favorite! 🎶
what wonderful talent your family has
Julie Miller Thank you ! You are kind.
Beautiful, the melody stays and plays in my head for days now.. as a piano player I enjoy your amazing voices while playing the piano partiture of this lovely song
So grateful you enjoyed this beautiful song of John Rutter. Glad you have enjoyed playing along. Hope it can continue to lift and inspire.
God Bless You!
Thank you! 🌷
Molt bonic, una familia envidiable
Thank you so much. 🙏
I can see that all of you guys like singing very much! Thanks for bringing us such a wonderful and beautiful piece
You are welcome! So grateful to be able to praise God through song. Hope you have enjoyed some of our other videos and check out our CD at thesmithensemble.com
Look at the world, everything all around us,
Look at the world and marvel every day.
Look at the world: so many joys and wonders,
So many miracles along our way.
Chorus:
Praise to thee, O Lord for all creation.
Give us thankful hearts that we may see
All the gifts we share, and every blessing,
All things come of thee.
Look at the earth bringing forth fruit and flower.
Look at the sky, the sunshine and the rain.
Look at the hills; look at the trees and mountains,
Valley and flowing river, field and plain.
Chorus
Think of the spring, think of the warmth of summer,
Bringing the harvest before the winter's cold.
Everything grows, everything has a season,
Till it is gathered to the Father's fold:
Chorus
Every good gift, all that we need and cherish,
Comes from the Lord, in token of his love.
We are his hands, stewards of all his bounty.
His is the earth and his the heavens above.
Chorus
The lyrics are beautiful!
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Thank you! 💛🎶
I was the 1000th like💃🏾🎉🎉. How exciting. This song is so calming and it always makes me so emotional. This is my favourite rendition so far. Thank you
Thank you for your sweet comment. You are so welcome. 🙏Thank you for helping us cross this 1000 like milestone! So grateful you enjoyed our music. May your days continue to be filled with calm and peace. 🌷
Thank you Smith Ensemble for sharing your talents. Looking forward to many more songs. All the best.
Thanks, Jeannine, for your kind words and encouragement!
I certainly do hope that one day - we'll meet and have the pleasure of doing another of Rutter's marvelous pieces together. A favourite character of mine from Star Trek would say that there are always possibilities. I hope so.. And there's quite a few that could well be done.
That would be a fun meeting for sure! We will hope for that connecting to happen. 🎶😊
One day - we will and that! I sincerely hope so! There's always alternatives and options!
Good job Mum and Dad 😊
Thank you Tracy! 🎶🌼
Sounds really good!
Thank you Seth!
Your song touched me. Thank you!
So grateful you enjoyed our music. Thank you for sharing your feelings! 🌷🎶
Beautiful. Thank you, Faith
Thank you. 🌺
Sei uno splendido gruppo che canta una bellissima melodia che rilassa
Thank you. 🌺
Really enjoyed this, particularly while participating in #givethanks Thank you all!
So glad you enjoyed it. 🎶
Very very nice.
Thank you for your kind thoughts Dr. Christiansen! Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you can check out our CD at thesmithensemble.com
What a great performance together, Thank you from the Netherkands
Thank you Erik! So glad you enjoyed it all the way from the Netherlands! All the best from the USA!
Wow keep singing and Love how you hit the high notes
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement! 🎶😊
God Bless this Family! Great!
Danilo Demori Thank you!
❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
so wonderful!AMEN!
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
The Smith Ensemble I’m a composer and also like to writing songs for choir too,your family is so much more grace from GOD!So happiness family! 👏
Love this! Love your family
Thank you Allison! So grateful you enjoyed it. We are blessed to know you and your sweet family.
You are very good and Rutter is really brilliant! My choir sang "Candlelight Carol" during one of our last performances using a new arrangment. Write this in the search: you will love it for sure!
Corale Novarmonia - Candlelight Carol (J. Rutter)
Thank you for your kind comment and for the suggestion. We will check it out.
Belo belo belo
Thank you. Thank you.
Amazing! Very well done! May the Lord bless this family. Please make more videos! Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you! We just recorded a couple of more this past week. So glad you enjoyed it. 🎶 🌺
Patricia Smith Glad to know! Waiting for them!
Thank you for your support Caio! Hope you have enjoyed some of our other videos. We have a couple of more coming for Christmas. Our CD All Things Come of Thee is also done that we hope you will like. Please check out thesmithensemble.com
love it ,
Thank you, Adhitya! So glad you enjoyed it!
John Rutter is one of my favorite composer/songwriters. To find a group who not only sings his songs well, they let the Spirit behind the song shine through feels like a preview of Heaven. Thank you all for sharing.
You are so welcome. Thank you for your kind, generous thoughts. So grateful you enjoyed our performance. 🌼🎶🙏
Great rendition of this wonderful song. And I'm saying that as an atheist.
Atheism is also a religion based on faith in believing there is no God.
@@mikeyn7778 Not even Richard Dawkins claims to know that there is no god. The common definition of atheism, used by people who actually call themselves atheist, is 'a lack of belief in god(s)'. There is no positive claim here to believe in, so please stop misrepresenting our position!!!
Thank you for your kind thoughts John. So glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you. #GiveThanks
You are welcome. Grateful for your comment.
bravi!!!
Thank you Giovanni! 🎶
Beautiful song. Beautiful singing and rendition. Beautiful family. Thank you for sharing. May I ask who the pianist is?
Thank you Mike. So grateful you enjoyed it. The mother of the family is the pianist, Patricia Smith. 🌷
On the bus to Wells. And my olfactory receptor in my nose has just detected a terrible whiff - or smell!
That’s terrible! So sorry. Hope it went away!
@@thesmithensemble4053 Farrington Gurney between Bristol and Wells. Has a farm shop and in the summer months. There's Cows, Pigs, Sheep and Chickens and I am afraid that can have a devastating effect on one's nose! The A37 runs right through the village there. ! And that , I am afraid, is that! It's a terrible thing to endure..!
Moc richlo inak dobre
Nina Gašparcová Thank you!
@@thesmithensemble4053 BEAUTIFUL
Thank you Putri. So grateful you felt the message.
Love your family I hope would consider doing firesides
Vanetta Lunn, thank you for your kind thoughts. 🌺We have done fireside-like performances in the past. 😊
I hope you do more videos love your family.
Thank you Vanetta. Hope you have continued to enjoy our videos. We have more coming. Also finished a CD that I think you would enjoy. Please check out thesmithensemble.com
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Wow you sang so well ! Do you think I can remember the lyrics in four days ?
Thank you, Tulip, for your kindness. 🌺I hope you can have a chance to watch it again and memorize the lyrics. They are beautiful. 🎶
Beautful! Who are the two guys on Christian's right?
Dale Richards Thank you! Garrett Thompson and Alex Woods, my two son-in-laws. 😊
I commented on my love of this performance three weeks ago. Who are the family members? Your lifelong fan, Steve Barnard.
Hi Steve, 😊The Smith Ensemble is made up of two parents, eight of our children and two sons-in-law. So grateful for your support. Hope we can continue to lift and inspire. 🎶🌷
And are you all fam ?
Yes. 😊Two parents, eight of our children and two sons-in-law. 🎶
Ian Michael Smith’s
Thank you for commenting Ian! Great to see that we are connected as Smiths!
the chorus when you singed thankful I think you read it wrong
Hi Vincent, thank you for your comment! Sorry you heard something that didn’t seem quite right. I hope you felt the message. 🙏The words are all John Rutter’s. 😊🎶
hq
Hope you enjoyed it! 🌺
Aku sangat sedih karena indah
Terima kasih sudah berbagi.🙏
(Thank you for sharing.)
Still a wonderful anthem. A very close second place to a very liked anthem by John Rutter. And closely matching with some sadness for me! I lost my sister in law who passed away three weeks ago. This one I quite like. And reminding me that family is everything. The other one is ' Look to the day!'
So sorry about your sister-in-law. 🙏 That is hard. Family is everything. They are the ones that are most likely there through thick and thin. I am glad you like this one. Hope it can continue to bring some added comfort. We will have to look up your suggestion!