This was my chosen hymn at my final chapel service at boarding school when I matriculated from the DSG in Grahamstown (South Africa) in 1985. It took me a long time to find the hymn - thank you Manchester Boys Choir of the time!
Count your blessings one by one When dawn appears and day has just begun They will light your heart with happiness Make each hour bright and bring you gladness Count your blessings one by one When twilight falls and toil of day is done And in sweet dreams they'll come again to you If you will count your blessings each day through Count your blessings while you may For we are here but little time to stay All around are hearts sincere and true Lovely things abound just waiting for you Count your blessings while you may The big or small, whichever comes your way For then you'll find this world a place of love If you will count your blessings from above
The choir disbanded during my time there after wynn davies there were 2 other conductors one with similar jekyll and hyde tendancies to adrian jessett, so many memories. Shame there appears to be no footage of a performance from my time there, im sure ive got a copy of the last CD somewhere