The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended is a Christian hymn written by the Anglican hymnodist the Rev

John Ellerton The Rev. John Ellerton (16 December 1826 – 15 June 1893) was a hymnodist and hymnologist. Life He was born in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, to George Ellerton, the head of an evangelical family. He was educated at King William's College ...

(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 praise to God. The hymn was selected to be sung as part of the celebrations for the

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in 1897 and was also sung at the

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a century later. It was also sung at the

funeral of Queen Elizabeth II On 8 September 2022, at 15:10 BST, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, and the longest-reigning British monarch, died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. The Queen's death wa ...

on 19 September 2022. The hymn has an enduring popularity, coming in third place in a BBC ''

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'' poll of favourite hymns in 2005. Two different translations of Ellerton's text are included in German official hymnals, the current Protestant hymnal ' (EG) and the Catholic (''

Gotteslob ''Gotteslob'' ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium. First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaki ...

'', 2013, No. 96).

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The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
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John Rutter John Milford Rutter (born 24 September 1945) is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. Biography Born on 24 September 1945 in London, the son of an industrial chemist and his wife, Rutte ...

), sung by the

Choir of King's College, Cambridge The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is an English Anglican choir. It is considered one of today's most accomplished and renowned representatives of the great English choral tradition. It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's Coll ...

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