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"The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended" is a Christian hymn written by the Anglican hymnodist the Reverend John Ellerton (1826–1893) in 1870 for its inclusion in A Liturgy for Missionary Meetings. It is often sung to the tune of St Clement and its theme focusses on the worldwide fellowship of the church and its continual offering of prayer and ...
It is the second tune for No. 667, "The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended" (John Ellerton, 1826–1893) in the 1933 Methodist Hymn Book. In the 1929 Revised Church Hymnary No. 289, (which also incorporates in many editions the Scottish Psalter), it is the third tune for the same hymn. The arrangement and key (A major) is the same in both hymnbooks.
Ellerton was best known as a hymnologist, editor, hymn-writer and translator. He published Hymns for Schools and Bible Classes in Brighton in 1859. He was co-editor with William Walsham How and others of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) Church Hymns, 1871.
That night he had a vivid dream where he was in attendance at her execution, when the crowd started to sing the hymn "St. Clement", the tune to the hymn "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended". Upon waking he realised it was the right ending for the track, despite being written some years later, and recorded a wordless version with piano and ...
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended; The Dream of Gerontius (poem) E. Eternal Father, Strong to Save ... Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; Just as I Am (hymn) K. The King ...
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