This Is the Day =============== w&m: John Rutter, 2011 Based on PS. 118, 148, 91, 121, 27 Composed for the wedding of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton; First performed at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 [Beginning] This is the day, the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. [A] This is the day, the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it, this is the day. [B] 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; [C] 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. [D] 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. [E] 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: [F] 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, [G] 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; [H] and put thou thy trust, thy trust in the Lord, put thou thy trust in the Lord, thy trust in the Lord, in the Lord.