The Royal Wedding Ceremony - Westminster Abbey Choir - This is the day (by John Rutter)

THE ANTHEM

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.

John Rutter
specially commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for this service.

Psalms 118: 24; 148: 1--3, 5a; 91: 4a, 11; 121: 5--8; 27: 16b

Extract from The Book of Common Prayer, the rights in which are vested in the Crown, is reproduced by permission of the Crown's patentee, Cambridge University Press.

[Ronbon]

Does just about evry1 else find this as breathtakingly beautiful as I do? This is truely the most beautiful thing I have evr heard in my life. I keep the whole wedding on my dvr just so that I can listen to these boys sing. Absolutely incredible! Wish I could have heard it live at the wedding! :( 1 can only dream!

[billy]

This song means a lot to me, I heared it one day after I got the result of having cancer... I was so touched by the melody and lyrics... and I was thinking that when I get married to my boyfriend that I would want to have this played on my wedding day. I had not told my boyfriend at that time about my cancer, a couple of days later when I told him, he asked me to marry him. We are getting marriend in one week and we will have this song at the end of our ceremony. The song means everything to us!

[dolphins]

these kids are just amazing. i can't believe that can sing that well at such a young age!!

[simplysav]

2019 i'm still in complete and utter awe of this piece!

[linnmullin]

As soon as the music started, I knew this was composed by the one, the only John Rutter. No one does it better than he. He truly is a gift from God to the world of music. I've been a huge fan of this man for many years.

[simbadanak]

Amazing ! i have listened to it over 70 time now and cant get bored from it !!!

[Polyglotpatrick]

he shall defend thee, he shall defend thee. wow.

[joanmarshall]

Love this wonderful piece. The faces of the boys in the choir are so sweet! All scrubbed up to sing for the Sovereign. The Wedding music was very well chosen. Loved to see the beautiful couple saying their vows, perfect day for all of us.

[linda]

Just cannot get enough of this rendition

[wenglishsal]

John Rutter is an amazing composer of our modern era... This song is beautiful and utterly charming... It is among my favourites now along with his Christmas song... Simply wonderful...
Congratulations once more to their Royal Highnesses Prince william and Catherine Duke and Duchess of Cambridge...
A long and happy life to you both... :0)x

[britbarrows]

John Rutter chose the most appropriate scriptures to marry with his heavenly music. Absolutely glorious.

[Atlswan]

His arrangements are always stunning. We sang his arrangement of "For the Beauty of the Earth" when I was in high school and it was always a favorite of our chorus. Rutter never disappoints!

[jeanpaullindsaychaton]

Though life is filled with happiness and sadness, this song remind us that, there is a day for all of us that we will rejoice. Blessed be the name of the Holy God. Thanks for Westminster Abbey Choir for this beautiful song.

[Roseburg]

Surely can't be long before it's Sir John Rutter.

[marisac]

The choir sang like angels from the heavens. A beautiful song for such a beautiful wedding day for William & Kate. Thank you for posting! God Bless.

[ethelbertezemobi]

I can't stop listening to this piece. It's just amazing

[lhuff]

On those days when it’s hard to get out of bed. I always repeat this verse. Love to hear it composed in this music!

[okaythissucks]

one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard!

[FabBEATLES]

@dolphins1298 these children go to special music schools. the kids in white go to 1, the kids in red to another. but both emphasize music. the Westminster Abbey Choir children perform 6 days a week at regular services, and the Chapel Royal Choir kids also perform, but at 2 different churches.

[ryanallenobobcat]

WOW. Absolutely amazing. I thought the most beautiful moments of the song came at the harmonies at these points:

1) 0:47 "rejoice and be glad in it.."
2) 1:16, "..praise him all ye stars and light"
3) 3:31 "he shall defend thee"

I could listen to this on repeat forever. I would love for choirs everywhere to learn an arrangement of this!