Voices Together ‎#506

506. The Day You Gave Us

1 The day you gave us, God, is ended;
the darkness falls at your request.
To you our morning hymns ascended;
your praise shall sanctify our rest.

2 We thank you that your church, unsleeping
while earth rolls onward into light,
through all the world its watch is keeping,
and never rests by day or night.

3 As over continent and island
each dawn leads on another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor do the praises die away.

4 So be it, God, your throne shall never,
like earth’s proud empires, pass away.
Your reign endures and grows forever,
until there dawns your glorious day.

Text Information

• First Line: The day you gave us, God, is ended
• Title: The Day You Gave Us
• Author: John Ellerton (1870)
• Meter: 9.8.9.8
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42:8
  ;
  Psalm 92:1-5
  ;
  Psalm 113:1-5
• Topic: Church; Praying; Reign of Christ; Worship
• Source: Church Hymns, 1871, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CLEMENT
• Composer: Clement C. Scholefield
• Meter: 9.8.9.8
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874
• Notes: Chord symbols represent a simplified harmony.