What a friend we have in Jesus - St Joseph's Hospice Chapel, Hackney, London

Me playing the organ at St Joseph's Hospice Chapel in Hackney, London.

The organ was built in around 1930 and like all Compton instruments, is built on the extension principal with all pipework fully enclosed. The specification reads:

JOB NUMBER - A114

PEDAL
Sub Bass 16'
Flute 8'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

GREAT
Tenordon 16'
Diapason 8'
Hohl Flute 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Octave 4'
Gemshorn 4'
Twelfth 2.2/3'
Fifteenth 2'

SWELL
Contra Flute 8'
Diapason 8'
Hohl Flute 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Flute 4'
Gemshorn 4'
Nazard 2.2/3'
Flautino 2'
Tremulant (affects all divisions)

ACCESSORIES
1 balanced expression pedal with indicator - organ
1 balanced expression pedal with indicator - crescendo

For this video, I am playing the hymn 'What a friend we have in Jesus' which is ideal for showing off the main tonal colours used for accompanying congregational hymn singing.

Many thanks to the hospice chaplaincy team for allowing me access to this splendid Compton organ.

For more information on the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and to see me play other Compton organs, please click on the following link for my site dedicated to the John Compton Organ Company Ltd:

http://comptonorgans.yolasite.com/

REQUEST: I am always on the lookout for Compton organs to play - particularly electrones - so if you know of any churches which still have these then please do let me know. I will happily give a donation or pay any applicable room hire charge.

If you have an interest in Compton organs then I invite you to join my facebook group at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/comptonorgans/

If you are able to, please consider giving a donation to St Joseph's Hospice using this following link:

http://www.stjh.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate-now