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Hymns / Music :: I Vow To Thee, My Country

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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Hymns Supplied Through the Gracious Generosity
of the Cyber Hymnal Website

Cecil Spring-Rice, 1914 Words: Cecil Spring-Rice, 1918.

Music: "Thaxted," Gustav Theodore Holst, 1921


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Diana, Princess of Wales, requested this hymn be sung at her wedding, saying it had "always been a favorite since schooldays." It was also sung at her funeral in 1997.

Gustav Theodore Holst (1874-1934)

I vow to thee, my country-all earthly things above-
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago-
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.

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