Who Sings of England. Full Version.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Apr 2001.

Who sings of England?
I who have fared thro' England,

her highways and her byways,
and loved her while I went.

Her woodland and her moorland,
her good land and her poor land,

from Cornwall to Northumberland,
from Cumberland to Kent!

Thro' the breadth and the length of her,
the beauty and the strength of her,

what enemy shall take from her,
the blessings God hath sent!

Who sings of England?
But they who envy England,

The freeway and her seaway,
her ships at wharf and quay.

The treasure of their trading,
their loading and unlading,

that name of England's Majesty,
the Mistress of the sea!

O, the greatness and the wealth of her,
the sweetness and the health of her,

we hold in holy trust for her,
that England may be free!

Who stands for England?
the mariners of England,

the freedom of their seadom,
shall centuries requite.

By sowing cometh reaping,
By holding cometh keeping,

By manhood cometh mastery,
By courage cometh might!

O, my land, if age bring scorn to thee,
O pray, that sons be born to thee,

who'll stand as these have stood for thee,
and God defend the right!

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Who Sings of England Vs 4 1917 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 16 Apr 2001

Who Sings of England Vs 4 1917 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 16 Apr 2001
Who Sings of England Vs 4 1917
Music by G H Clutsam
words by Capt. Basil Hood
Copyright MCMXVII by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crewe
sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 16 April 2001
in association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones
Why a fourth version - you may ask?
Well - it's a very good song!
The man who first sang it was Mr. C. Hayden Coffin
and he writes:
"I regard 'Who Sings of England' as one of the
best songs I have ever sung. It ought to be much better known
than it is, for good music and words are not easy to find, as
every singer knows. The difficulty today
is not to sing songs, but to find songs
worth singing. I shall always have a warm
corner in my heart for 'Young England'. and
I still have hopes that it one day will
be revived. Should this come about, I hope to
play the part of Drake, with Oxenham's
songs thrown in."