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Let
me be employed for you or
laid aside for you, exalted
for you or
brought low for you;
let
me be full, let
me be empty, let
me have all things, let
me have nothing;
I
freely and wholeheartedly yield
all things to
your pleasure and disposal.
And
now, glorious and blessed God, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, You
are mine and I am yours.
SO
BE IT.
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Melksham's
Organ
The original specification, prior to
1871, was as follows;
| GREAT ORGAN |
SWELL ORGAN |
| Open
Diapason
8' |
Open
Diapason
8' |
| Stopped
Diapason
8' |
Stopped
Diapason 8' |
| Principal
8' |
Principal
4' |
| Twelfth
? |
Fifteenth
2' |
| Fifteenth
2' |
Trumpet
8' |
| Sesquialtere
? |
|
| Trumpet
8' |
|
| Swell
to Great |
|
|
|
Information
about the age of the organ and its origins are disappearing in the mists
of time. It was built originally some 200 years ago for St. Michael's
Church, Melksham, and was probably moved to the Methodist Church,
Melksham (now Melksham United Church) when the present building was
opened in 1871.
We don't know who built the organ in its
original form, nor who moved it in 1871, but it was probably Clarke of
Bath.
The specification was considerably changed
at the time it was moved as follows; A Pedal organ was also added
at this time.
| GREAT ORGAN |
SWELL ORGAN |
| Open
Diapason
8' |
Open
Diapason
8' |
| Viola
8' |
Stopped
Diapason 8' |
| Stopped
Diapason 8' |
Salicional
8' |
| Principal
4' |
Voix
Celeste
8' |
| Wald
Flute
4' |
Principal
4' |
| Fifteenth
2' |
Flageolet
2' |
| Clarinet
8' |
Oboe
8' |
|
Cornopean
8' |
| Swell to Great |
Tremulant |
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Melksham
United Church celebrated Harvest on Sunday 2nd October.
The following are
pictures taken at that time. All pictures reduced in size for ease
of downloading. If anyone wants the original sized image please ask
Derek.
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