I Vow To Thee My Country 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Feb 2012
2012

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 questions,
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,
The love that asks no questions,
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,
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.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
Church Organ
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
piano t clef
piano b clef
pizz str
flute
xg
tymp
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I Vow To Thee My Country 1923
Music by Gustav Holst
Lyrics by Cecil Spring Rice
© 1923 by J.Curwen & Sons Ltd. London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 17 February 2012 at 21.59
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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