This Is The Day - Westminster Abbey Choir and the Choristers of the Chapel Royal

[PhotoInTheMaking]

Can I just adopted all these little boys?! They are all ADORABLE!

[MrOrganist21]

What a beautiful composition! How I would love to sing/play this at my Church.

[sornam1256]

I enjoyed this video which is so divine..my mind saols back to the happy days of my mom and my two sisters ..The tragedy is i lost all of them when i was just12 years...This song gives me peace and devotion to God

[2468HOTROD]

@sornam1256

God bless you and yours, so sorry for your loss.

[lexscar1]

Prior to the Wedding I pondered on what the Anthen would be then I heard this.John Rutter did not dissapoint and beatifully sang.

[Brettlee555]

The Harmony between the men and the children is so relaxing

[MrsLutonka]

I LOVE IT!!! IT´S SO PERFECT.

[maestrogordon]

its a wedding not a service thank you

[AntPDC]

@maestrogordon It is indeed a "service", in this case in accordance with the rite of marriage from the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England. "Since William and Kate are both baptised, their exchange of vows constituted an indissoluble sacrament, whereby their souls are united and marked for one another".

[march131958]

Beautiful...What can one say about this music? It does give one "goose pimples".

[mgraulau]

Gives me goosebumps. Can't help but tear up. A new classic. What an honor to the couple to have had this written especially for them.

[wondrouskid]

How could anybody not like this?

Aled

[wondrouskid]

Lucky bots to wear the frills around their necks. We had those horrid stiff Eton collars

Lovely, just a lovely video to see and to hear.

Aled

[wskfan]

5.848 views and 105 green thumbs since 8 days ?

My boys´choir videos are dreaming of such success...:)

[Toelzerfanclever]

@wskfan Your boys´choir videos ? You mean my videos...:)

[MzKristen03]

i wanna cry everytime i hear this. such a beautiful song. congratulations will and kate. may you have a beautiful life. your mother would have been so proud of you.

[orsossanyi]

Yes.



[lexscar1]

An unexpected bonus at such a beautiful service

[sevcik2]

Heavenly beautiful!!!

[rebeccamae1]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[mguz87]

SUPERB!!!! no words to describe how well executed and angelical they sound

[Beksta86]

I really love this, i never usually like choir music - however i remember this standing out to me when i watched the wedding. Truly beautiful - amazing voices.

[hiltongal]

Absolutely love this....brought tears to my eyes BEAUTIFUL!

[Werdudaichda]

Gänsehaut von Kopf bis zum Dicken Zeh ... =) (Positiv gemeint)

[missteedub]

I truly hope (please!) that brides-to-be everywhere will finally replace Pachelbel's Canon in D with this uplifting, hopeful piece! It sounds and feels more personal, loving and fresh for such a day.

[ERICVOSFOX]

Beautiful ! and by the way I would'nt mind at all to pay taxes for an institution as the BBC !!!!!!!!!!!

[susie1599]

Stunningly beautiful anthem and setting. It brought tears to my eyes of Friday when I heard it.

[reelisoo]

Just beautiful.

[klg1956]

Thank you for posting this magical part of the wedding! 

[tritonusgesang]

Wunderschöne Musik! - Sooooooooo schön und fein gesungen! - Eine Ohrenweide! - Vielen Dank!

[1eticketride]

William's feelings were all in this song. You could just feel is heart pouring out. Diana, in your short lives together you raised a wonderful, caring and very humble son. Diana you held back your tears as the skies were clear. What a proud mother you should be.

[diannehassard]

So beautiful.

[passionfullofjerk]

There's something about this song that inspires me. And the song suits the occasion! This is so far the best part of the wedding mass of the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge!!! LOVE IT!!!

[JAHughes1988]

@passionfullofjerk I feel the same way!

[urumandi]

Simply gorgeous - thank you Dr Westbury

[tubelucia]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful moment and this beautiful celebration chant! The boys are so lovely, maybe more lovely than the newly-wed couple in my eyes. ^^*

[4FabBEATLES]

Song: "This is the day the Lord Has Made" composed by John Rutter

LYRICS: PART 1 This is the day, the day which the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it This is the day, the day which the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it This is the day O praise the Lord of Heaven Praise him in the highest, Praise him all ye angels of his Praise him all ye souls Praise him sun and moon Praise him all ye stars of light

[4FabBEATLES]

LYRICS PART 2 of 3: Let them praise the name of the Lord For he shall give his angels charge over thee To keep thee in all thy ways To keep thee in all thy ways To keep thee in all thy ways The Lord himself is my keeper The Lord is my defense upon my right hand So that the sun shall not hurt thee by day Neither the moon by night The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil Yeah, it is even he that shall keep thy soul The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in

[4FabBEATLES]

LYRICS part 3 of 3: From this I know From this I know From this I know forever more He shall defend thee He shall defend thee He shall defend thee under his wings He shall defend thee He shall defend thee He shall defend thee under his wings Be strong And He shall comfort thine heart Shall comfort thine heart And who shall I trust? I trust in the Lord Whose power I trust in, the Lord, In the Lord

[mantlejg]

Anointed and simply stunning..you can hear the angels singing His Praise!! What a beautiful declaration of our precious Lord and Savior!

[vidzvoyeur]

This video is surely BBC copyright material?

[urumandi]

@vidzvoyeur why on earth would it be BBC copyright? isn't the exact same footage available on any other TV station?

[vidzvoyeur]

@urumandi - Well who do you think paid for broadcasting the wedding? The BBC, who by licensing the broadcast made it "available" as you put it to other TV stations around the world. They too helped foot the bill. You don't suppose Dr Westbury actually OWNS this video do you?

[expostfactum]

@vidzvoyeur Well...he pays his licencing fee (per TV) whether he watches TV or not...so yeah, he does own some of this video.

[expostfactum]

@urumandi in England....the BBC is the state television station....they have to pay taxes to own a tv every year to pay for the BBC. If they have satellite or cable or just watch DVDS and VHS, they STILL have to pay a tax to the BBC or go to jail. Crazy isnt it?

[urumandi]

@expostfactum thanks for explaining but we also pay tax to own a TV even though we never watch state owned stations but watch Sky, for which we also pay. My point was that the video was already available on YouTube before this clip was uploaded.

[IDontLiveTodayJH]

@expostfactum

You don't go to gaol for not paying your TV licence fee and wathcing TV, you only get fined.

[AnneFromAffar7]

Simply Beautiful!

[tritus67]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful hymn... and for the lyrics!! Mary

[mino1951]

wie kann man so schön singen ? 111

[DiceUser]

how silly one! guy can be, dislike this???

[p750souza]

This song is amazing since the first two verses

It touched deeply into my heart that part from 3:11 to 3:54, which says: "He shall defend thee He shall defend thee He shall defend thee under his wings".

[cafontes]

I was astonished when I heard this song yesterday. It will become a classic, not only for having been part of the Royal Wedding, but because of its melody, harmony, and especially for his letter. May God bless the new couple.

[49elli]

Stunningly beautiful.

[MrPaule02]

Wahrhaft eine wunderbare Komposition von John Rutter - herzlichen Glückwunsch - und eine herrliche Interpretation durch diesen Chor - vielen herzlichen Dank !

[DIADEM1806]

beautifulllll!!!!



[topless41]

My favorite verse is,"This is the Day the Lord Hath Made; let us rejoice and be glad in it". This is now my favorite song. It is so beautiful and I love it. I love this choir singing it.

[Iddybud]

SO beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[dily44]

Absolutely beautiful, brings tears to my eyes it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for uploading :)

[shanavalli]

Can someone pls tell me what they are saying from 3:14 onwards? it's not in the lyrics above... but that part sounds absolutely heavenly..

[DeineDinah]

THANK YOU! I love this!

[magpie4321]

Hey, show "Jerursalem"

[rockhopper10r]

Beautiful! I expect choirs all over the world will be wanting to sing this anthem.

[bb45ct]

Beautiful hymn. Congratulations to John Rutter for another great composition. And it was performed beautifully also.

[russianmoonbeam]

Thank you very much for uploading this, I was hoping someone would very soon.

[liberafan4eva]

I love this song, is it true that Rutter composed it especially for the event?

[Isko1979]

Thanks for posting this video. Really like this.

[AugustinaAvelya]

Perfectly well, fine singing!

[mohaa909]

Love the song!! Well done mr. Rutter! And the choir is really in great shape!! :D Thanks for posting

[TheChorister51]

Lovely. Beautifully sung.