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This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
Author: J. C. Aaberg; Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Appears in 5 hymnals
This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
[This is the day which the Lord hath us giv'n]
Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: L. Nielsen Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 35132 17671 6461
[This is the day which the Lord hath us giv'n]
This Is The Day that Our Father Hath Given
Author: J. C. Aaberg; N. F. S. Grundtvig Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #12 (1930) Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 First Line: This is the day that our Father hath giv'n Lyrics: 1 This is the day that the Father hath giv'n;
Greatly His people rejoices.
Open today are the portals of heav'n,
Lift now in gladness your voices;
For on this day of rejoicing
Jesus ascended with glorious might;
Sent us His Spirit with grace and light:
Gladly His praise we are voicing.
2 Grant us, O Master, Thy wisdom and grace;
Enter this Sunday our dwelling.
Millions unnumbered from every race
Happy Thy praises are swelling;
We, too, would praise Thee with gladness.
Freely Thy Spirit attends our need,
Blessing Thy people in word and deed,
Bringing rejoicing for sadness.
3 Lend us, O Savior, Thine high altar's fire
As in Thy house we assemble.
With Thine own presence our spirits inspire
Till we in ecstasy tremble;
Ever our joy be increasing.
Easter and Whitsun from Christmas grew:
Thus shall each Sunday our joy anew
Spring from Thy mercy unceasing.
4 Quicken and strengthen Thy people today;
Bless them, O Lord, at Thine altar.
Speak to us, counsel us, Saviour, we pray,
Sanction Thy Gospel and psalter.
Yea, my we know by Thy Spirit:
We are Thy people, to grace restored;
Full of compassion art Thou, O Lord;
We shall Thy glory inherit. Topics: Opening of Worship Languages: English Tune Title: ARA
This Is The Day that Our Father Hath Given
This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home #15 (1927) Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Lyrics: 1 This is the day which the Lord hath us given;
Greatly His people rejoices,
Open today are the portals of heav'n;
Lift now in gladness your voices,
For on this day of rejoicing
Jesus ascended with glorious might,
Sent us His Spirit with grace and light,
Gladly His praise we are voicing.
2 Grant us, Lord Jesus, Thy wisdom and grace;
Enter this Sunday Thy dwelling,
Millions unnumbered from ev'ry race
Happy Thy praises are swelling.
Yea, may we praise Thee with gladness!
Freely Thy Spirit attends our need,
Blessing Thy people in word and deed,
Bringing rejoicing for sadness.
3 Lend us, O Savior, Thy high-altar's fire
As in Thy house we assemble,
With Thine own presence our spirits inspire
Till we in ecstasy tremble;
Ever our joy is increasing.
Easter and Whitsun from Christmas grew:
Thus shall each Sunday our joy anew
Spring from Thy mercy unceasing.
4 Quicken and strengthen Thy people today;
Bless them, O Lord, at Thine altar.
Lend us Thy wisdom and counsel, we pray,
Sanction Thy gospel and psalter.
Yea, my we know by Thy Spirit:
We are Thy people to grace restored;
Full of compassion art Thou, O Lord;
Christians Thy glory inherit.
Topics: Opening Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [This is the day which the Lord hath us giv'n]
This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #15 (1928) Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Lyrics: 1 This is the day which the Lord hath us given;
Greatly His people rejoices,
Open to-day are the portals of heaven;
Life now in gladness your voices,
For on this day of rejoicing
Jesus ascended with glorious might,
Sent us His Spirit with grace and light,
Gladly His praise we are voicing.
2 Grant us, Lord Jesus, Thy wisdom and grace;
Enter this Sunday Thy dwelling,
Millions unnumbered from every race
Happy Thy praises are swelling.
Yea, may we praise Thee with gladness!
Freely Thy Spirit attends our need,
Blessing Thy people in word and deed,
Bringing rejoicing for sadness.
3 Lend us, O Savior, Thy high-altar's fire
As in Thy house we assemble,
With Thine own presence our spirits inspire
Till we in ecstasy tremble;
Ever our joy is increasing.
Easter and Whitsun from Christmas grew:
Thus shall each Sunday our joy anew
Spring from Thy mercy unceasing.
4 Quicken and strengthen Thy people to-day;
Bless them, O Lord, at Thine altar.
Lend us Thy wisdom and counsel, we pray,
Sanction Thy gospel and psalter.
Yea, my we know by Thy Spirit:
We are Thy people to grace restored;
Full of compassion art Thou, O Lord;
Christians Thy glory inherit.
Topics: Opening Hymns Languages: English
This Is the Day Which The Lord Hath Us Given
N. F. S. Grundtvig
1783 - 1872 Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Author of "This Is The Day that Our Father Hath Given" in American Lutheran Hymnal Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig was the son of a pastor, and was born at Udby, in Seeland, in 1783. He studied in the University of Copenhagen from 1800-1805; and, like some other eminent men, did not greatly distinguish himself; his mind was too active and his imagination too versatile to bear the restraint of the academic course. After leaving the university he took to teaching; first in Langeland, then (1808) in Copenhagen. Here he devoted his attention to poetry, literature, and Northern antiquities. In 1810 he became assistant to his father in a parish in Jutland. The sermon he preached at his ordination, on the subject "Why has the Lord's word disappeared from His house," attracted much attention, which is rarely the case with "probationers'" sermons. On his father's death, in 1813, he returned to Copenhagen, and for eight years devoted himself mainly to literature. The poetry, both secular and religious, that he produced, drew from a friend the remark that "Kingo's harp had been strung afresh." In 1821 King Frederik vi. appointed him pastor of Prasloe, a parish in Seeland, from which he was the next year removed to Copenhagen, and made chaplain of St. Saviour's church in Christianshavn. From the time of his ordination he had been deeply impressed with Evangelical church sentiments, in opposition to the fashionable Rationalism and Erastianism of the day; and adhered to the anti-rationalist teaching of Hauge, whose death at this time (1824) seemed to be a call to Grundtvig to lift up his voice. An opportunity soon presented itself; Professor Clausen brought out a book entitled Katholicismens og Protestantismens Forfatning, Ldre, og Ritus ("The condition, teaching, and ritual of Catholicism and Protestantism"). This book was replete with the Erastian Rationalism which was so especially distasteful to Grundtvig, who forthwith, in his Kirkens Gjenmsele ("The Church's Reply," 1825), strongly opposed its teaching, and laid down truer principles of Christian belief, and sounder views of the nature of the Church. This caused a sensation: Grandtvig (who had not spared his opponent) was fined 100 rixdollars, and the songs and hymns which he had written for the coming celebration of the tenth centenary of Northern Christianity were forbidden to be used. On this he resigned his post at St. Saviour's, or rather was forced to quit it by a sentence of suspension which was pronounced in 1826, and under which he was kept for 13 years. He took the opportunity of visiting England in 1829, 30, and 31, and consulting its libraries, mainly with a view to a further insight into Northern antiquities, and to help his studies in the early English tongue. His edition of Cynewulfs beautiful poem of the Phenix from the Codex Exoniensis, the Anglo-Saxon (so-called) text, with a preface in Danish, and a fri Fordanskning (free rendering in Danish), published in 1840*, is a result of this journey and enforced leisure. Tired of his long silence, his numerous friends and admirers proposed to erect a church for him, and form themselves into an independent congregation, but this was not permitted. He was allowed, however, to hold an afternoon service in the German church at Christianshavn. There ho preached for eight years, and compiled and wrote his hymn-book, Sang-Vdrk til den Danske Kirkce ("Song-work for the Danish Church"). He still worked on towards his object of raising the Christian body to which ho belonged from the condition of a mere slate establishment to the dignity of a gospel-teaching national church. In 1839 (the year of the death of King Frederik vr., and the accession of his cousin Chrisliem vni.) the suspension was removed, and he was appointed chaplain of the hospital Vartou, a position which he held till his death. In 1863 the king (Frederik vn.) conferred on him the honorary title of bishop. The good old man died suddenly, in his 89th year, on Sept. 2, 1872, having officiated the day before. As Kingo is the poet of Easter, and Brorson of Christmas, so Grundtvig is spoken of as the poet of Whitsuntide.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology,, p. 1001 (1907)
N. F. S. Grundtvig
J. C. Aaberg
1877 - 1970 Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Translator of "This Is The Day that Our Father Hath Given" in American Lutheran Hymnal Jens Christian Aaberg (b. Moberg, Denmark, 1877; d. Minneapolis, MN, 1970) immigrated to the United States in 1901. Educated at Grand View College and Seminary in Des Moines, Iowa, he entered the ministry of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served congregations in Marinette, Wisconsin; Dwight, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aaberg wrote Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark (1945), translated at least eighty hymns from Danish into English, and served on four hymnal committees. In 1947 King Frederick of Denmark awarded him the Knight Cross of Denmark.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987
J. C. Aaberg
L. Nielsen
Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.9.9.8 Composer of "[This is the day which the Lord hath us giv'n]" in Hymnal for Church and Home
L. Nielsen
