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Showing posts with label The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended



The traditional hymn melody by Clement Scholefield (1839-1904) with sweeping lyrics (below) penned by John Ellerton (1826-1893.) An appropriate hymn for the new year, as the verse transcends the passage of the day and encompasses the ebb and flow of history and time itself.

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.

We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

As o'er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.

The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren 'neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.

So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury - "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended


Of all beautiful English hymnody, this is my favorite. I hope you enjoy it too.



The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.

We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

As o’er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.

The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren ’neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.

So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.