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The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended – St Clement
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The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
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This is one of the few hymns that can be said to define English hymn-singing. It will no longer be true that ‘everybody’ knows it, but a vast number of people do—even those who do not attend any place of worship. Even if they fumble with the words the tune will be known. It has been dismissed as a cheap waltz tune, but it is well put together with the two halves answering each other in a satisfying way. Clement Scholefield was a curate where Arthur Sullivan had been organist and it was probably Sullivan who named the tune and thus elevated the composer to a kind of sainthood. Scholefield’s name appeared as composer of other tunes in his day, but again this is the one tune that survives. In 1829 it was possible to speak of ‘His Majesty’s dominions, on which the sun never sets’; in 1870, however, when writing a hymn for a missionary festival, John Ellerton seized upon the idea as being much more suitable for the world-wide Church. He celebrates the fact that God’s name is praised day-long around the world—an idea that could well be taken up gladly by this generation which is seeing the decline of the Church in Britain, but appreciates that we are ‘One World’.
from notes by Alan Luff © 2001
Recordings
 Lest we forgetStudio Master: SIGCD562Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  Exploring the themes associated with human conflict—and the powerful musical responses these have so often elicited—this recording has been made in support of Combat Stress, a charity on whose support traumatized service personnel have been able t ...» More |
 Praise my soulStudio Master: SIGCD545Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Subtitled 'Favourite hymns from Jesus College Cambridge', this programme celebrates the rich and living tradition of hymnody through the exalted voices of the college's two chapel choirs and the thunderous voicings of the 2007 Kuhn organ.» More |
 Praise to the LordCDH55036  ‘Exemplary’ (Gramophone)» More |
 Sing, ye Heavens - Hymns for all timeCOLCD126Download only  An inspiring album of 21 hymns spanning fifteen centuries of the history of Christian Europe, including the world premiere of a new hymn by John Rutter himself, Eternal God.» More |
 The English Hymn, Vol. 2 - Jerusalem the GoldenCDP12102 ‘Delivered with crisp, evocative conviction’ (Classic FM Magazine)» More |
 The Hymns Album, Vol. 2Studio Master: SIGCD572Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available A new collection of hymns from the internationally renowned Huddersfield Choral Society, including modern 'classics' and ranging back through the Vaughan Williams revival to tunes having their origins in the German Baroque.» More |
 The Music of St Paul's CathedralSPCC2000Super-budget price sampler 'An awe-inspiring sound' (Classic FM Magazine) 'This is a worthy Millennium tribute to the musicians of St Paul’s. A disc to treasure' (Organists' Review)» More |
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