The hymn "Speak, Lord, in the stillness", to the tune "Quietude" by Harold Green (1871-1930), played by Peter Tylor on the 1920* Trudgian pipe organ at the Village Hall (formerly the Methodist Church) at Nanstallon near Bodmin, Cornwall (NPOR T00807), 31/07/2024.
Speak, Lord, in the stillness,
While I wait on Thee;
Hushed my heart to listen
In expectancy.
Speak, O blessèd Master,
In this quiet hour;
Let me see Thy face, Lord,
Feel Thy touch of power.
For the words Thou speakest,
“They are life” indeed;
Living bread from heaven,
Now my spirit feed!
All to Thee is yielded,
I am not my own;
Blissful, glad surrender -
I am Thine alone!
Speak, Thy servant heareth!
Be not silent, Lord;
Waits my soul upon Thee
For the quickening word!
Fill me with the knowledge
Of Thy glorious will;
All Thine own good pleasure
In Thy child fulfill.
Like “a watered garden,”
Full of fragrance rare,
Lingering in Thy presence,
Let my life appear.
(Words by Emily May Grimes Crawford, 1864-1927)
This modest instrument, with just eight speaking stops, was built in 1920* for this similarly modest village chapel by the Cornish firm of J. Trudgian & Son of St Dennis. Following the closure of the church in 2021, the building was acquired by the Nanstallon Community Trust for use as a Village Hall. Although the organ is to remain in situ for the time being, efforts are being made to rehome it - preferably in Cornwall - in order to enable the inside of the Hall to be reconfigured to better serve its purpose as a community space.
Many thanks to Sheila Trethewey and the other members of the Nanstallon Community Trust for making me welcome to visit and play this lovely instrument, which I hope duly finds the appreciative new home that it fully deserves!
*Update (11/08/24): At the time of editing and uploading this video, I understood from other online sources that this organ dated from 1923. However, I have since been reliably informed that it had in fact been installed in 1920; its opening was reported in the "Newquay Express and Cornwall County Chronicle" for Friday 6 February of that year. According to that report, the total cost of its installation, including necessary structural alterations to the building, was "about £150" - equivalent to around £8400 in 2024.
Links:
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Nanstallon Community Trust website:
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