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

The choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury sing Rev Clement Cotterill Scholefield's beautiful hymn The day Thou gavest Lord is ended.

I'm just uploading this because it is a favourite hymn of mine and I adore the verse by the trebles and the wonderful descant.

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[amangonecrazy]

you reckon the treble a male or a female voice?

[drwestbury]

@amangonecrazy There are only boy trebles at Tewkesbury. No girls or women sing in the choir there.

[notyobs]

I just can't describe the effect this hymn always has on me. And, oh, what a beautiful rendition of it this is.

[Dolapo92]

Absolutely Beautiful!

[TimAber57]

@stracepipe I don't think I could have managed that; the tune gets to me anyway, to try and play it at a friend's funeral would be too much. Well done.

[TimAber57]

@alexjanaway I remember this very well from when I was a child. We went to evensong most Sundays. Often this hymn was sung, and, as you mentioned, dusk was often falling outside. It gave me the secure feeling that the world was a kind and peaceful place. Maybe that is why it brings a tear to my eye now, many years later, when the world seems far from kind and peaceful.

[oakbarn1]

We used to sing this as the recessional hymn every Sunday during my time as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral over 50 years ago - powerful tune - great words - wonderful memories!

Enjoyed this rendition though I prefer it just a little slower!!

[squirell1952]

A southern irishs girl called tina recorded this in the earlly seventies as WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHENMORNINIG HAS COME.

maybe someone could upload it for you tube.

it reallly IS a lovelly version. why it did not become a number one is anyone's guess.

[winemeister]

@squirell1952 There's always a moron in the pack.

[winemeister]

No, it's all to do with the American empire, which, of course, started to fade before it got going, not even allowing the bit in the middle we call 'civilisation'.

[charegirl96]

Thank you! This was beautiful - hopefully our choir can do this!!

[uo8am]

Really enjoyed this. It must be one of my favourite hymns.Thanks for sharing

[squirell1952]

i love the line that goes ... "and proud empires shall pass away".

I presume this includes England's empire which wasbuilt on blood.

And not the Blood of Christ, I might add.