England 1919 C.H. Parry

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Jan 2009
2009

This royal throne of Kings
this sceptred island,
this earth of majesty
this seat of Mars,
this fortress built by nature
for her purpose,
against infection
and the hand of wars:

This demiParadise
this other Eden
this precious stone
set in a silver sea,
this blessed plot,
this earth, this realm
this England,
we highly dedicate
O Lord to Thee.

Grant Lord,
that England and her sister nations
together bound
by the triumphant sea
may be renowned
through all recorded ages
for Christian service
and true chivalry.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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England 1919 C.H. Parry
Music by C.Hubert H.Parry
Lyrics by Sir Esme Howard KCB KCMG - paraphrased
from Shakespeare
© 1919 by  H.F.W.Deane & Sons - London WC1
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sequence by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 19.00
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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