John Rutter - Anthem: This is the Day which the Lord hath Made
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2013
- John Rutter was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey to compose this work for the occasion of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton, which took place on 29 April 2011. I found this piece a most winning work for the wedding, and judging by the smiling faces of the couple as it was sung in the Abbey, they did too.
The words consist of verses from Psalms 118:24; 148:1-3, 5a; 91:4a, 11; 121:5-8 and 27:16b.
This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it.
O praise the Lord of heav'n: praise him in the height.
Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his host.
Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
Let them praise the Name of the Lord.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways.
The Lord himself is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand;
so that the sun shall not burn thee by day: neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore.
He shall defend thee under his wings.
Be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust in the Lord.
I took these pictures the other day at the Church of SS Mary and Barlock at Norbury, Derbyshire; and near Parwich in the Derbyshire Peak District National Park (some 9 miles NNE of Norbury). And it was a "day that the Lord hath made".
In the words of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner: "Norbury Church is one of the most rewarding of Derbyshire, because of it wooded position, because of the variety of its parts, and because of the noble grandeur of its chancel".
For me, the church and adjacent manor house together form an ensemble which is particularly special, and as a bonus, along the old lanes thereabouts are surviving "fingerposts" - signposts from the 1950's in cast iron. It's as if one has entered an unmolested, secret corner of England, far from the "Madding Crowd". I must go there again soon.
The present church of St Mary and St Barlock was built piecemeal over a period of about 200 years. The chancel is the earliest part of the church, and is unusually large in relation to the rest of the fabric. It is 46 feet (14 m) long, and is both wider and higher than the nave (which at 49 feet (15 m) is slightly longer). The design of the chancel windows' tracery indicates a building date of c. 1300-1310, as does the contemporary armorial glass. Two of the arms depicted are those of Otton de Grandson who left England in 1307, and Robert the Bruce, at war with England from 1306. The roof of the chancel is a later 15th century wooden construction; external buttresses and internal shafts running up to the roof line indicate that the original design may have intended a fan vault, never built.
The south tower, nave and chapel east of the tower were built by Nicholas Fitzherbert (d. 1473), he or his son Ralph (d. 1483) built the north aisle, and his grandson John Fitzherbert (d. 1513) built the south-west chapel, which was finished in 1517. Much of the stained glass added by the Fitzherberts survives; these are for the most part figures painted in grisaille. In the south-east chapel there is a window showing the donor and his family.
There are a number of memorials to the Fitzherbert family in the church, including Sir Henry (d. 1315) depicted as a cross-legged knight, Nicholas (d. 1473) carved in alabaster with attendant mourners, and Sir Ralph Fitzherbert (d. 1483) and his wife, again in alabaster.
The crossed legs of Henry, 6th Lord of Norbury c. 1275- c. 1315 indicate his profession of Christian faith and not participation in a Crusade; although his year of death is uncertain it is known that he was not a Crusader.
The great east window of the chapel originally held 14th century glass depicting a large scene with full-sized figures. By 1770 the glass was in very bad condition. At that time the rectors of parishes were personally responsible for the financing of repairs to their churches- so the rector of Norbury, the Rev. S. Mills, had the window bricked up with the glass remaining in situ. In 1830 the then rector, the Rev. Thomas Bingham,[21] was approached by a Roman Catholic family of Yorkshire with a view to purchasing the glass. Whether the glass was removed and sold, or stolen (as happened at Haddon Hall), or had disintegrated is not known, but it had disappeared by 1842 when the window was opened up again and filled with 15th century glass taken from the rest of the church windows. (Adapted from, and courtesy of "The Buildings of England" (Derbyshire), by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, and Wikipedia).
First performed on Friday 29 April 2011 by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey, and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace
Conductor & Choirmaster: James O'Donnell
Our beautiful Anglican hymns ❤
One of my favourite hymns! ❤
One of the most beautiful pieces of art in the world history.
Such a beautiful hymnal and arrangement. Made my heart warm
Rutter riesce trovare la dolcezza nella musica! Meraviglioso!!! Ottima l'intonazione dei ragazzi.
This is the day
The day which the Lord hath made
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day
The day which the Lord hath made
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day.
O praise the Lord of heav'n: praise him in the height.
Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his host.
Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
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 thy keeper
The Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand;
So that the sun shall not burn thee by day
Neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
Yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in:
From this time forth
From this time forth
From this time forth for evermore.
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 put thou thy trust
Thy trust in the Lord.
Put thou thy trust in the Lord
Thy trust in the Lord.
Thank you. This is a very beautiful piece of music
Beautiful .. thank you for sharing
You are very good and Rutter is very brilliant! My choir sang "Candlelight Carol" during one of our last performances using a new arrangment. Write this down on the research: you will love it for sure!
Corale Novarmonia - Candlelight Carol (J. Rutter)
Beautiful
Incredibly well done--as are all your videos. Thanks.
This has got to be how we will all sound in heaven, singing to Christ.
Back to Orthodoxy ...or something like that. At least one hopes that nature provides a path beyond our material life.
Lovely rendering. We have used this anthem once in my own church (Hamilton Old Parish [Church of Scotland], South Lanarkshire) and will be offering it again this coming Sunday (15 February 2015). Like all of Rutter's music, it is quite challenging, not least for kits key changes (!) but the result it well worth the effort. Thank you.
Yes, definitely challenging, I have had the opportunity to sing some of his liturgical music with our choir in my parish (St Margaret's RC Church, Mattydale NY - near Syracuse NY). Quite challenging. Beautiful music!
So kind, thank you. I have added some background notes.
I'm afraid I'd find Rutter's music somewhat insipid on its own (which is why I would not "like" this video via the icon) -- but the video qua video certainly held my attention. It is very good, beautiful. I'm tempted to say it actually enhances the music and makes up for some of its weakness. So here is a "like" in words. A look at your channel suggests there are more such videos where this came from. Oh dear. I might have to work my way through quite a lot of material there!
+einer von weitem Why thank you einer. I'm perfectly happy to have a "like" in words - indeed, far more appreciated than a "thumbs up" :) Best wishes to you.
Opening phrase stolen from Beauty and the Beast
They are all from the Bible//sigh
Ravenus Augustus sorry I meant opening musical phrase not textual phrase
Umm, I don't think stolen, the melody is different. Same key and tempo... but definitely unique. I'm sure John Rutter can compose without the help of Alan Menken (and vice versa). Their composition styles are unique. I remember hearing this broadcast from the Royal Wedding (William and Catherine) and saying "Must be a Rutter composition" (and it was confirmed later),
Beautiful