The days of the old cruel English kings are over, we are all brothers, and have been since the begining of time! The men and women of the British Isles must stand together!
I do regret however that London and the south of Britain ignores the wealth creators of the north that gave the south an advantage in the first place.However ;quibbles aside,this is a mighty song and it makes me proud to live in my country of shared communities that the two world wars have brought together.
I'm a British/English born and bred Londoner and proud of it. If it's so bad here how come people from all ,over the world come here to live and love it too!
There are much worse places to live than our wonderful United Kingdom!
I think a quote from Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic" sums up my feelings for my country when I watch this video and hear this song: "It is beautiful, Steve." "Yeah, it's pretty good isn't it." Watch that scene and the way those words are said and you will understand what I mean. Sure, they're talking about a shark in the scene, but I think the same sentiment applies.
Beautiful. Y'all SHOULD have pride in the UK--this from an American! You have so much history (I'm a medievalist, myself), so much culture. Britten, Purcell, Marlowe, Keats, Shakespeare...Visiting England (yes, I know England is not the same thing as the UK) is like coming home...
@Thebustermann I think it's good to have more than just countryside photos.....considering that 90% of Britons live in cities (one of the higher rates among EU countries), but perhaps some better urban scenes could be found.
WE should not squabble between england,scotland wales and N.Ireland,,, we have come through so much as one nation one people,,, remember what we accomplished together, remember what we fought agianst together, remember what we have gained together,,, always united, one queen, one nation one people
the nuited kingdom is greater then a monarch..... @Gayalert and 4825mixd and pipingmarine surely the idea of a united four nations be more powerful then who has power of each other and waht someone as redundant as the reigning monarch has (and yes even as ex forces I say that) - the power and the idea is because we as a people are united.... that is what makes hymn likes this and land of hope and glory special.......
Gayalert69 is of cause being facetious to suggest our country retains 'God Save The Queen' even with a male ruler , perhaps he/she would also consider the splendidly contradictory statement we have "The King is dead - long live the King' (substitute Queen if a female monarch). By the way the next King will be not Charles the 3rd but George the 7th as 'Charles' is considered 'unacceptable' .
Also the monarch rules , the government governs , It is Her Majesty's Government.
Actually only the Dominion of Wales has its own official National Anthem , Scotland's anthem 'Rose of Scotland' has not official status and it should have, Ulster/ Northern Ireland hasn't got an anthem and neither, sadly has England though 'Land of Hope and Glory' is used at the Commonwealth games rather inappropriately as its a British anthem. Personally, I think 'I Vow to thee My Country' should be England's official National Anthem retaining 'God Save The Queen' as the United Kingdom Anthem.
Of course. It was God Save the King before 1952. Plus the monarch is not a ruler - the King or Queen reigns they don't govern. Plus, God Save the King/Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom - not England. The constituent parts of the UK have their own anthems.
From an American with Scottish-Irish-Welsh roots, I love this hymn. First heard it at Princess Di's funeral and was really moved by it. Greatest hymn ever. It SHOULD be Britain's national anthem. No question.
Imogen Holst, who lived till 1984,must have been proud that her father`s glorious melody, first used in his The Planets(Jupiter),should be so beloved by so many in it`s incarnation as a hymn set to a poem by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice.Gustav Holst`s good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams introduced Sir Cecil to Holst for a commission.Holst almost immediately realized that his Jupiter theme fit the words by Spring-Rice, who heartily agreed.
This could be the national anthem for anyone who loves their country. I'm American, and I can't get through this song without shedding tears. Knowing that it's a British hymn also means it creates patriotism in my heart for the U.K.
wow i see 2 or 3 pictures from the isle of sheppy yes? the new fly over bridge and one of the leysdown beach view to warden bay beach and cliffs looks quite old, i grew up on the isle
@Protojoe912 , true and this song brings to mind a line from the theme song of Soldier Blue "And this is my country ..." No matter where we are in the world, where ever we elect residence , Britain will always be Britain , no matter what . It is not a question of politics or anything like that it is just being proud of our country and what those before us have done .
I dont care i am English and proud of it i live in portsmouth hants so all you other british guys be proud of where you come from as i am ( we are unique in many ways )
I'm American -- the first time I heard this beautiful song was when it was played at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. One doesn't need to hear the lyrics to be touched to the core by it. The music is heartbreakingly beautiful. I will never hear it that I don't think of Great Britain.
Aren't these words the only essence a country needs? Aren't these words everything that make the United Kingdom so special and so extraordinary? I'm German and though the only country I feel associated with is the United Kingdom. Why is that? Because the UK and the British people embody everything that once paved the way of triumph for our western values. Because you still live those values of bravery, loyalty and the awareness of your glorious history. I bow before your country.
there is no more British.... no more scots no more welsh. thanks to u we are now one of the most overcrowded countrys in the world.. yeah ..great en it .
We need to go back to what made British people and it's people great once again! Start buying British products only and let's bring back the great British spirit of enterprise and engineering and stop buying Chinese made stuff!
We already have a very fine National Anthem for the UK as a whole, though this could be a candidate for an "English" anthem. As it's a Christian hymn with Christian themes, I see that, as with Jerusalem, to be extremely unlikely as England is no longer a Christian nation in any meaningful sense of the word.
@FreeBritain1 as a Christian myself, I have to say I see very little evidence of that in a society riddled with political correctness, the hyper-sensitivity borne of multiculturalism, and the ever increasing marginalisation of Christian faith in the life of the nation assailed as it is by government and the media. Sad, but there it is. As a teacher, I have NEVER seen an act of worship or heard a prayer in a state school as the law requires, only in the C of E schools I have worked in.
Here here to Eurobasher, I am proud to be English but I am also so so proud to be British!!! This country was fought for by all the unions and we must never forget those who have fallen for it and how beautifulk this nation is........long live Great Britain!!
America and England, we band as brothers, stand and to hand, for freedom and liberty we stand. We protect our great nations, America and mother England. Proudly we fight and, protect and defend. We fly our flags so proudly everyday stars and stripes, and the union jack. God save the queen and United states we pray. We are ferocious in battle and we don't back away, Magnanimous in Victory We are united forever God bless America and the U.K.
What a fine song, although I am Australian, this is an emotional, inspiring, heart rendering song, It would do any nation proud to have as a national anthem, I have heard it at the start of rugby telecasts since it was first adopted as the rugby union anthem in 96, an amazing song, I still get chills down my spine hearing it...I live for rugby season, bring on the 2011 World Cup, what a fantastic song
i simply without any conditions love my country with all my heart, i love this song and it should be our National Anthem. God Bless Great Britain i shall never leave her.
This hymnal promise is the British soul's pledge to this shimmering, sceptered isle, and really should be the British National anthem. This green and pleasant land forged our hearts and our strengths, our character and our culture.
As proud as I am of my English heritage, I am no less proud of my Irish and Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. We didn't always see eye to eye down through history, but the wars we fought together bonded us all as a nation of brothers and sisters.
I just found out recently that I am actually of English ancestry. In doing research, my family is from Charing Cross in London. If there are still any Boykins there, I would love to know cause I am part of your family on the other side of the pond. Listening to this song was awesome!!!
@sameoldfitup2008 Don't disgrace this video and this song with your racist shit, Long live the UK but fuck the BNP. There's only one thing that could possibly cause me to be ashamed to be British, and that's that nazi holocaust denier Nick Griffin sitting in number 10.
So many scenes look like my native Virginia but then the Jamestown settlers in 1607 must have thought that it looked quite a bit like home as well. God Save the Queen.
This really should be the British national anthem. We should all remember that what made Britain great was the combination of skills and talents from the English, Welsh, Scotts, and Irish. The Irish built everytrhing, Scots enginners designed everthing, Welsh miners fueled the empire with the best coal and the English organised it all. Any one of those nations on their own would have got no further than the English channel! Britain isn't perfect but I'd rather live there than anywhere else!
I'm in Dallas right now and it was bl...dy cold and miserable here last week! It may be like this in the UK most of the time but at least we've got decent pubs and beer :-)
Oh, we have fantastic beer, you just have to look beyond the cheap, mega commercial labels. Ive been to England several times, our British pubs (at least our versions of pubs) have way better food, and a few have a good selection of beer local and "not so known" brands that are really good. You should try the Shiner label. I actually stow some of that away for my Brit buddy when I go over there. He loves it. You are correct, Dallas does suck.
@eurobasher: and the Indians, the South Africans, the Aussies, the Canadians, the Gurkhas, the Chinese, the Malays, the Kiwis, the Jews, the Arabs and so on. Don't discount their pain and scarifice just because they weren't white or considered to be too far away. That fat fuck nazi nick griffin and all the chavs who support him always forget that.
Yes I agree with you. Britain is for the Irish, the Scots, the Welsh and the English. Great Britain is Greatest Britain for it as well! The mighty British Empire was the greatest the world ever saw or will see! Look at a map and ask yourself how a funny little islabd on the edge of nowhere built this mighty empire? Through the efforts of the GREAT British peiople - all of them!
@trackieben This comment has restored my faith that there are stil lsome patriots left in this nation and that it hasn't gone to the dogs as one would be led to believe in this lovely world we live in today and for this i thank you :)
@trackieben Only could some twisted Daily Mail reader would take pride in our imperial history. We built a mighty empire? By killing and enslaving countries all over the world and colonising them. That doesn't make me feel proud.
@FashMor has to be one a daily mail reader for being proud of the UK? and if so, what's the problem? decolonization had to be maked and it was maked and i am not sure about "slavery".
@FashMor It's people like you that allow our Country to be condemned for what we have done in the past, so what if we killed and enslaved populaces along the way, that is how Empires are built.
If you can't take pride in the Britain our ancestors built, and wish to wipe it from the History books, I don't think you deserve to be British.
We shouldn't have to allow endless waves of Immigrants into our Country to make up for past crimes, they are not crimes, but merely problems on the way to -
@HarbingerOfShadow building an Empire, yes it is regrettable our Country had done so over it's history, but National Pride is based off of past actions and achievements, and I find the British Empire for good or bad, to be our crowning achievement.
Due to the years following the First World War, our Country has began to crumble, this is due to 'post imperial guilt' but one should not harbor such emotions, we should be proud of our achievements, not wish to cover them up and forget -
@HarbingerOfShadow This is Britain, not America, or where-ever you'd like it to be, our Country was built on mighty foundations, yet politicians and over-liberalist people have taken a sledgehammer to our past, we will never get Britain back the way it was, but we need to restore National Pride, start basing our views off of years now past, the British Empire, not off of guilt, we should no longer allow people to dictate how our Country should be, the EU has done nothing in our favour, we are -
@HarbingerOfShadow merely being undone by it, people say it is a good thing, but that is not British spirit, it is time to take our Country back from the Liberalist press and politics, it is time to rebuild our England as a mighty Nation.
@HarbingerOfShadow Just a foot-note, if anyone later feels the need to roar defiance at me, I am not racist, but I am a Patriot, one thing which you may consider 'racist' though it really isn't just anti-(what-ever the term is), I am against Islam, other than that, I have absolutely no problem with any immigrant, that is all.
i would be far more honoured to think that my country was one of the few nations with a sense of compassion for the rest of the world and stayed out of all that imperialism business
@eurobasher That is the comment that will save the UK. I'm British, and your words are what make us a nation: we can all take pride in our differences whilst still being loyal to one nation! I don't like racism, but together we can make our nation great! Also this anthem is the best choice! God save the queen puts other countries to sleep, this is awesome!
I am Forever grateful to those who defended Britain in her darkest hours - they are the Heroes of the Past - They made Today Possible!!! I love this song!!!
and we that live in this country should continue to stop our heritage from being eroded as well as inviting progress and promoting peace. Lest ye forget.
As a fighter pilot in the last carnage, this tune always brought me to tears, not so much because Im British (Scots) but because it was the theme tune to so many comrades shot down over the country, defending her from the Nazis.
@willnotallow1 Errr, you do know people can view your age in your profile right? If it's true, and the fact that your age is listed as 56 is an error, then I apologise for being disrespectful, but if you are lying then I suggest you delete that comment, do the honourable thing and come clean. It is not something to be taken lightly, or something to lie about in order to get thumbs up on a comment...
@smoochym Yeah, lie about your age, or how many times you've had sex, or what you earn, but, as an Englishman and a relative of people who did give their lives to defend our country, I find it the epitome of disrespect to tell a lie like that. It's disgraceful.
@willnotallow1 So you are a 56 year old ex World war 11 fighter pilot? You were still doing gymastics in your father's scrotum at that time, I suggest! LOL You should be around 90 to be of that vintage...who are you trying to kid?
@Eurofrank1 'The last carnage' one assumes refers to World War11. He is not very clear on this and I suppose it could be the limited air operations of the Iraq War of 2003 or the Gulf War of 1991 (which I was in) or even Afghanistan. Hardly 'carnage' for the RAF, however - they all had nice cushy hotels to live in during the First Gulf war while soldiers in the desert and sailors covering the Iraqi/Kuwait coast had more basic accommodation.
@willnotallow1 If I understand you, you are Scottish like me, so I think you'll find my question interesting; I'm proud to be Scottish but British. I like when Hero Scots like you are proud to be British. I'm scared of the way Scotland is going, and scared Scots may not feel British in future, but how do you think we should act to remain British? I am proud to write to you, you are a national hero. A braw bricht man!
Thank you for the wonderful images. You clearly appreciate that you live on the most beautiful island in the world and in a great country. This is a wonderful song. I appreciate that it would make a wonderful National Anthem, but if it was your anthem then those of us in far flung corners of the world would not be able to sing it as a hymn, which we do like to do.
@bajoma123 I crtainly do bajoma123. This song came from that funny little island off the north west coast of Europe! Britain may not be a big country physically but in other other ways she is IMMENSE!
Lots of great images, but to those who never been to Britain at 4:29 is poignant as almost every village has a memorial like this dedicated to the men she lost in WW1 primarily.
Your pictures paint a very good scene of what I see in my mind when I hear this wonderful song.
Sadly as many others have pointed out it has been robbed of some of its original meaning by the omission of the middle verse but nonetheless it is a fantastic tune.
indeed i agree with songratingaccount, they miss out the middle verse because they deem it 'innapropriate' in a way they are deeming this countries foundations innapropriate then
I have lived overseas in California for a decade, but this verse rings very true as I'd drop everything here in less than a heartbeat if she called...
"us" was the UK. Since I speak French and like the French, I didn't understand the writer's point. But hey, I said "hear hear" you made your point!!! Who am I to respond? You know me so well, you wrote it yourself : "I already know what your problem is when I see how you compose a message". So fair enough...
I love "The Last Night of the Proms 2008 - Jerusalem". A beautiful melody & a wonderful poem written by a Brit (an Englishman) As an expatriot Welshman I would love Jeerusalem to be our national anthem. I think God save the Queen is a tad boring although I am
patriotic at heart and wish our monarch well and have served my country as a soldier. The last line promises that we will try to make Britain a better place.
That is a sentiment I prefer to that of our National Anthem.
great song, great country, bad pictures, seriously a motorway, an industrial estate!
bobblehat100 2 days ago
Long live the UNITED Kingdom
United we stand, divided we fall
The days of the old cruel English kings are over, we are all brothers, and have been since the begining of time! The men and women of the British Isles must stand together!
TheAndrewNorrie1 3 weeks ago
I too love this hymn !!
I do regret however that London and the south of Britain ignores the wealth creators of the north that gave the south an advantage in the first place.However ;quibbles aside,this is a mighty song and it makes me proud to live in my country of shared communities that the two world wars have brought together.
speakeasyo11 1 month ago
great selection of photos.
bardstangler 1 month ago
I'm a British/English born and bred Londoner and proud of it. If it's so bad here how come people from all ,over the world come here to live and love it too!
There are much worse places to live than our wonderful United Kingdom!
MsCorelli 1 month ago
those power stations in medway ,ha ha thats where i work
MrGroguk 1 month ago
Great song that makes me so sad for what this country has become.
secrem 1 month ago
This is the country, the rock,on which modern Western civilization was built. It will NEVER fade!
Long live the enternal British race - the greatest in the world!
Propylnitrite 1 month ago 2
crying my eyes out big time now thanks shazz
andrew543able 2 months ago
lots of lovely sussex i miss it so bad xxx thanks
andrew543able 2 months ago
I think a quote from Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic" sums up my feelings for my country when I watch this video and hear this song: "It is beautiful, Steve." "Yeah, it's pretty good isn't it." Watch that scene and the way those words are said and you will understand what I mean. Sure, they're talking about a shark in the scene, but I think the same sentiment applies.
KidRiviera 2 months ago
Beautiful. Y'all SHOULD have pride in the UK--this from an American! You have so much history (I'm a medievalist, myself), so much culture. Britten, Purcell, Marlowe, Keats, Shakespeare...Visiting England (yes, I know England is not the same thing as the UK) is like coming home...
NYCBlonde 3 months ago 4
I used to live in Great Britain. Although I'm not British and I'm back in my home country now, I am proud to have lived in this beautiful country.
nospeedlimHN 3 months ago 2
love the video and song
michaeljones448 3 months ago
Such a beautiful song and lyrics never fail to bring tears to my eyes
angol42 4 months ago in playlist Ulubione użytkownika angol42 5
I love this song and I live this country. I would fight for it and die for it.
To all Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen and Welshmen, Unite, for we cannot be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
This should be our National Anthem
Emissary633 4 months ago 20
@Emissary633 What about Cornish and Mannish?
Devsky1 2 weeks ago
I'm a proud member of the English diaspora, an American of English heritage.
histrav 4 months ago in playlist Liked 13
@histrav :)
RiderTide 4 months ago
@histrav Good that you remember the old country histrav !
22Yeller 3 months ago
I love this song and I'm not British. It's very soothing.
Antphoneigh 5 months ago 2
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!
324wilson 5 months ago 3
I love Britain :D
Icaurs389 5 months ago 2
Why all the road shots? Thought I was in the middle of a google street view video at one point. Not the best view of our country....
Thebustermann 6 months ago
@Thebustermann I think it's good to have more than just countryside photos.....considering that 90% of Britons live in cities (one of the higher rates among EU countries), but perhaps some better urban scenes could be found.
histrav 6 months ago
should be the new national anthem of the UK....oh but wait it might offend some minority group.
b0lliks 6 months ago 2
Proud to be English-American. Thinking and praying for English cities during this time of social unrest in the streets.
histrav 6 months ago 2
to true! Hail the Queen
Lordharry33333 6 months ago
WE should not squabble between england,scotland wales and N.Ireland,,, we have come through so much as one nation one people,,, remember what we accomplished together, remember what we fought agianst together, remember what we have gained together,,, always united, one queen, one nation one people
alexandertory 6 months ago 2
@alexandertory i better will say: always united, one queen, four nations, one people.
breizhcatalonia1993 5 months ago 2
it should be our national anthem i mean it comes close 2nd to God save the Queen, i mean it even mentins the queen!
Lordharry33333 6 months ago
In all frankness, this should be the national anthem of Great Britain.
TheNuharoo 6 months ago 2
@TheNuharoo or land of hope and glory?
Hellhalberd 5 months ago
@Hellhalberd Nah, this song suits Britain far more.
TheNuharoo 5 months ago
the nuited kingdom is greater then a monarch..... @Gayalert and 4825mixd and pipingmarine surely the idea of a united four nations be more powerful then who has power of each other and waht someone as redundant as the reigning monarch has (and yes even as ex forces I say that) - the power and the idea is because we as a people are united.... that is what makes hymn likes this and land of hope and glory special.......
25137130 7 months ago
Gayalert69 is of cause being facetious to suggest our country retains 'God Save The Queen' even with a male ruler , perhaps he/she would also consider the splendidly contradictory statement we have "The King is dead - long live the King' (substitute Queen if a female monarch). By the way the next King will be not Charles the 3rd but George the 7th as 'Charles' is considered 'unacceptable' .
Also the monarch rules , the government governs , It is Her Majesty's Government.
4825mixd 7 months ago
Actually only the Dominion of Wales has its own official National Anthem , Scotland's anthem 'Rose of Scotland' has not official status and it should have, Ulster/ Northern Ireland hasn't got an anthem and neither, sadly has England though 'Land of Hope and Glory' is used at the Commonwealth games rather inappropriately as its a British anthem. Personally, I think 'I Vow to thee My Country' should be England's official National Anthem retaining 'God Save The Queen' as the United Kingdom Anthem.
4825mixd 7 months ago
Of course. It was God Save the King before 1952. Plus the monarch is not a ruler - the King or Queen reigns they don't govern. Plus, God Save the King/Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom - not England. The constituent parts of the UK have their own anthems.
Gayalert69 7 months ago
From an American with Scottish-Irish-Welsh roots, I love this hymn. First heard it at Princess Di's funeral and was really moved by it. Greatest hymn ever. It SHOULD be Britain's national anthem. No question.
pipingmarine 7 months ago
@pipingmarine
Absolutely not. Its a great tune and very moving but the anthem should remain God Save the Queen.
Gayalert69 7 months ago
@Gayalert69 But what happens when England has a male ruler? Then it's "God Save the King"?
pipingmarine 7 months ago
bring back the second verse!!
MAA1591 7 months ago
This should be our national anthem!
babseyjonesy 7 months ago 2
@Protojoe912 It always does to to me.
SirStokie(a-kinda-hardened british soldier)
SirStokie 8 months ago
this song brings tears even to foreigners eyes, god bless united kingdom of great Britain
MrMashashi 8 months ago
Imogen Holst, who lived till 1984,must have been proud that her father`s glorious melody, first used in his The Planets(Jupiter),should be so beloved by so many in it`s incarnation as a hymn set to a poem by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice.Gustav Holst`s good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams introduced Sir Cecil to Holst for a commission.Holst almost immediately realized that his Jupiter theme fit the words by Spring-Rice, who heartily agreed.
brianwells456comcast 8 months ago
This could be the national anthem for anyone who loves their country. I'm American, and I can't get through this song without shedding tears. Knowing that it's a British hymn also means it creates patriotism in my heart for the U.K.
iconostar 8 months ago
Being Scottish I just have to point out that there are lots of Scots who are still proud to be British. We are not all idiots supporting the SNP.
swedishsander 8 months ago 2
roy west
2008Sameoldfitup 9 months ago
wow i see 2 or 3 pictures from the isle of sheppy yes? the new fly over bridge and one of the leysdown beach view to warden bay beach and cliffs looks quite old, i grew up on the isle
trevcannon 9 months ago
@Protojoe912 , true and this song brings to mind a line from the theme song of Soldier Blue "And this is my country ..." No matter where we are in the world, where ever we elect residence , Britain will always be Britain , no matter what . It is not a question of politics or anything like that it is just being proud of our country and what those before us have done .
amarokdusud 9 months ago
I might not be from either England, Scotland, Wales or Irland, but Great Britain. I salute you
termometen 9 months ago
@Protojoe912 It does.
SmashSmashKillKill 9 months ago
Should be the National Anthem!
bulletarerad 10 months ago 2
Proud to be British, living in Canada
Should be your National Anthem
badkitty5420 10 months ago 3
I dont care i am English and proud of it i live in portsmouth hants so all you other british guys be proud of where you come from as i am ( we are unique in many ways )
djray2001 10 months ago 2
I'm American -- the first time I heard this beautiful song was when it was played at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. One doesn't need to hear the lyrics to be touched to the core by it. The music is heartbreakingly beautiful. I will never hear it that I don't think of Great Britain.
hardingtess 10 months ago
This video did three things to me.
1. Made my heart swell with pride.
2. Made me all misty eyed.
3. Made me homesick
land4x4ever 10 months ago 3
I want to go home !
ziggy8314 10 months ago
This song epitomises Great Britian . Never mind politics , we as british should be proud of our country in times when she needs it most .
amarokdusud 10 months ago 3
A most beautiful and touching national hymn.
tamiasthechipmunk 11 months ago
I am so proud to be living in the greatest country in the world. God save the Queen!
QuietVuvuzela 11 months ago
I go to Westminster School in London, every morning we sing this in Westminster Abbey, it is not an experience that everyone gets to feel
tjunction1 11 months ago 4
Aren't these words the only essence a country needs? Aren't these words everything that make the United Kingdom so special and so extraordinary? I'm German and though the only country I feel associated with is the United Kingdom. Why is that? Because the UK and the British people embody everything that once paved the way of triumph for our western values. Because you still live those values of bravery, loyalty and the awareness of your glorious history. I bow before your country.
GS the Queen!
Nathanderweise8 11 months ago 4
Every English should sing this every morning before the day's activities. this will make you to be happy through out that day
nnaemekannn 1 year ago
british first, english second, cockney bastard third
moule6448 1 year ago 3
I am BRITISH first, and WELSH second.
agnosticcc 1 year ago 3
Its still the greatest country on earth I will always be proud to be English and to hail from Burnley
burnley5960 1 year ago
England,forever in my heart,my soul and the air i breathe!!!!!!!!!! So proud to be from the land of hope and glory!!!!!!
English until i die!!!!!!!
london1st 1 year ago
Awesome. Proud to be British.
BritishUnion1707 1 year ago 22
@BritishUnion1707 I really believe you are very lucky to be born in England!Wonderful country and people!
I am italian and but I am not happy to live in my country by no means
Berlusconi rules his country for itself
What a shame!
Rule Britannia forever
hamptoncourt66 1 year ago 2
@hamptoncourt66 maybe we meet in UK some day :)
breizhcatalonia1993 1 year ago
English National Anthem! We already have a British one, lets make this the English National Anthem!
jonpy55 1 year ago
agree national anthem
COOLSAMMYJO 1 year ago
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Sevenoneight7 1 year ago
Thank you!
KarelVarhanik 1 year ago
Yes, I vote for this as the national anthem - or maybe Land of Hope and Glory.
afewtube 1 year ago
there is no more British.... no more scots no more welsh. thanks to u we are now one of the most overcrowded countrys in the world.. yeah ..great en it .
frog77 1 year ago
We need to go back to what made British people and it's people great once again! Start buying British products only and let's bring back the great British spirit of enterprise and engineering and stop buying Chinese made stuff!
Proud to be British!
SuperZiggy12 1 year ago
Thanks for this and no ads :-)))))))).
FreeBritain1 1 year ago
We already have a very fine National Anthem for the UK as a whole, though this could be a candidate for an "English" anthem. As it's a Christian hymn with Christian themes, I see that, as with Jerusalem, to be extremely unlikely as England is no longer a Christian nation in any meaningful sense of the word.
titusmountjoy 1 year ago
@titusmountjoy I beg to differ. We most certainly ARE.
FreeBritain1 1 year ago
@FreeBritain1 as a Christian myself, I have to say I see very little evidence of that in a society riddled with political correctness, the hyper-sensitivity borne of multiculturalism, and the ever increasing marginalisation of Christian faith in the life of the nation assailed as it is by government and the media. Sad, but there it is. As a teacher, I have NEVER seen an act of worship or heard a prayer in a state school as the law requires, only in the C of E schools I have worked in.
titusmountjoy 1 year ago
@titusmountjoy You are a Christian? Then work harder! :-). ~~God bless~~
FreeBritain1 1 year ago
Here here to Eurobasher, I am proud to be English but I am also so so proud to be British!!! This country was fought for by all the unions and we must never forget those who have fallen for it and how beautifulk this nation is........long live Great Britain!!
spaceslug 1 year ago
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@spaceslug Why would you want to have aprnership with people who hate your guts?
I think the union between England and Scotland has ran it's curse, and that now is the time for both countries to part company.
EngIishContingent 1 year ago
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Dan4USCTroy 1 year ago
Fuck the union
ManlnCognito 1 year ago
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TheChimpyJet 1 year ago
@TheChimpyJet No I'm English and i want independence from the rest of the UK. we make the money we should keep the money
ManlnCognito 1 year ago
@ManlnCognito Sounds like we've got a Scot.
TheChimpyJet 1 year ago
this should be the English national anthem
canemlatina 1 year ago
What a fine song, although I am Australian, this is an emotional, inspiring, heart rendering song, It would do any nation proud to have as a national anthem, I have heard it at the start of rugby telecasts since it was first adopted as the rugby union anthem in 96, an amazing song, I still get chills down my spine hearing it...I live for rugby season, bring on the 2011 World Cup, what a fantastic song
MackLayton 1 year ago
i simply without any conditions love my country with all my heart, i love this song and it should be our National Anthem. God Bless Great Britain i shall never leave her.
Jazzawray 1 year ago
England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland are only at their best when they are United! Long live the Union. God save the Queen!
agnosticcc 1 year ago
@eurobasher you are right there by the way this is a great song who sings it
alex35946 1 year ago
This hymnal promise is the British soul's pledge to this shimmering, sceptered isle, and really should be the British National anthem. This green and pleasant land forged our hearts and our strengths, our character and our culture.
As proud as I am of my English heritage, I am no less proud of my Irish and Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. We didn't always see eye to eye down through history, but the wars we fought together bonded us all as a nation of brothers and sisters.
Elysiumfire 1 year ago
I just found out recently that I am actually of English ancestry. In doing research, my family is from Charing Cross in London. If there are still any Boykins there, I would love to know cause I am part of your family on the other side of the pond. Listening to this song was awesome!!!
RMartin32975 1 year ago
Rule Britannia!
woodpod 1 year ago 2
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sameoldfitup2008 1 year ago
@sameoldfitup2008 Don't disgrace this video and this song with your racist shit, Long live the UK but fuck the BNP. There's only one thing that could possibly cause me to be ashamed to be British, and that's that nazi holocaust denier Nick Griffin sitting in number 10.
rvfharrier 1 year ago
Never forget Sir Winston Churchill and our brave men that defended this land with their very lives in the name of freedom.
TheBritishRebel 2 years ago 13
The song is actually called "The Two Fatherlands", by the late, great Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. Up there with "Jerusalem" in my humble opinion!
killedbyradio 2 years ago
@killedbyradio I thought that was the name of the poem it is based on? but with the music it is I vow to thee...
I could be wrong, either way great piece of music
permian88 2 years ago
Dartford Bridge @ 00:22
my hometown :)
God save the Queen!!!!
LORDNELSON1947 2 years ago
So many scenes look like my native Virginia but then the Jamestown settlers in 1607 must have thought that it looked quite a bit like home as well. God Save the Queen.
kopec1 2 years ago 2
So true eurobasher wish more people would think like that British and very proud
themciver10 2 years ago
ENGLISH AND PROUD
MUNKMMVIX 2 years ago
Great clip. Thanks!
HayabusaSenToTai 2 years ago
This really should be the British national anthem. We should all remember that what made Britain great was the combination of skills and talents from the English, Welsh, Scotts, and Irish. The Irish built everytrhing, Scots enginners designed everthing, Welsh miners fueled the empire with the best coal and the English organised it all. Any one of those nations on their own would have got no further than the English channel! Britain isn't perfect but I'd rather live there than anywhere else!
eurobasher 2 years ago 97
Texas comes to mind....
expostfactum 2 years ago
Hi expostfactum,
I'm in Dallas right now and it was bl...dy cold and miserable here last week! It may be like this in the UK most of the time but at least we've got decent pubs and beer :-)
eurobasher 2 years ago
Oh, we have fantastic beer, you just have to look beyond the cheap, mega commercial labels. Ive been to England several times, our British pubs (at least our versions of pubs) have way better food, and a few have a good selection of beer local and "not so known" brands that are really good. You should try the Shiner label. I actually stow some of that away for my Brit buddy when I go over there. He loves it. You are correct, Dallas does suck.
expostfactum 2 years ago
I forgot....you can say "bloody" over here all day long..it doesnt mean anything to us.
expostfactum 2 years ago
@eurobasher: and the Indians, the South Africans, the Aussies, the Canadians, the Gurkhas, the Chinese, the Malays, the Kiwis, the Jews, the Arabs and so on. Don't discount their pain and scarifice just because they weren't white or considered to be too far away. That fat fuck nazi nick griffin and all the chavs who support him always forget that.
HayabusaSenToTai 1 year ago
@eurobasher I totally agree it should be.
I love this its awesome. Thanks for the video.
PurdyBear1 1 year ago
@eurobasher your simplification is retarded
ableach22 1 year ago
@eurobasher
And let's not forget that all of them; English, Scots, Welsh and even/especially the Irish fought and died for the glorious Empire we built.
generalglym 1 year ago
Yes I agree with you. Britain is for the Irish, the Scots, the Welsh and the English. Great Britain is Greatest Britain for it as well! The mighty British Empire was the greatest the world ever saw or will see! Look at a map and ask yourself how a funny little islabd on the edge of nowhere built this mighty empire? Through the efforts of the GREAT British peiople - all of them!
trackieben 1 year ago 27
@trackieben britain for irish WTF? ireland is for the irish not britain
AFGuidesHD 3 months ago
@AFGuidesHD
Never heard of Northern Ireland???
Emissary633 3 months ago 2
@Emissary633 yes i have but thats part of the united kingdom not britain britain is an island made of 3 countries.
AFGuidesHD 3 months ago
@trackieben This comment has restored my faith that there are stil lsome patriots left in this nation and that it hasn't gone to the dogs as one would be led to believe in this lovely world we live in today and for this i thank you :)
clsteele 3 months ago
@trackieben Only could some twisted Daily Mail reader would take pride in our imperial history. We built a mighty empire? By killing and enslaving countries all over the world and colonising them. That doesn't make me feel proud.
FashMor 3 months ago
@FashMor has to be one a daily mail reader for being proud of the UK? and if so, what's the problem? decolonization had to be maked and it was maked and i am not sure about "slavery".
breizhcatalonia1993 2 months ago
@FashMor It's people like you that allow our Country to be condemned for what we have done in the past, so what if we killed and enslaved populaces along the way, that is how Empires are built.
If you can't take pride in the Britain our ancestors built, and wish to wipe it from the History books, I don't think you deserve to be British.
We shouldn't have to allow endless waves of Immigrants into our Country to make up for past crimes, they are not crimes, but merely problems on the way to -
HarbingerOfShadow 2 months ago
@HarbingerOfShadow building an Empire, yes it is regrettable our Country had done so over it's history, but National Pride is based off of past actions and achievements, and I find the British Empire for good or bad, to be our crowning achievement.
Due to the years following the First World War, our Country has began to crumble, this is due to 'post imperial guilt' but one should not harbor such emotions, we should be proud of our achievements, not wish to cover them up and forget -
HarbingerOfShadow 2 months ago
@HarbingerOfShadow This is Britain, not America, or where-ever you'd like it to be, our Country was built on mighty foundations, yet politicians and over-liberalist people have taken a sledgehammer to our past, we will never get Britain back the way it was, but we need to restore National Pride, start basing our views off of years now past, the British Empire, not off of guilt, we should no longer allow people to dictate how our Country should be, the EU has done nothing in our favour, we are -
HarbingerOfShadow 2 months ago
@HarbingerOfShadow merely being undone by it, people say it is a good thing, but that is not British spirit, it is time to take our Country back from the Liberalist press and politics, it is time to rebuild our England as a mighty Nation.
HarbingerOfShadow 2 months ago
@HarbingerOfShadow Just a foot-note, if anyone later feels the need to roar defiance at me, I am not racist, but I am a Patriot, one thing which you may consider 'racist' though it really isn't just anti-(what-ever the term is), I am against Islam, other than that, I have absolutely no problem with any immigrant, that is all.
HarbingerOfShadow 2 months ago
@trackieben
i would be far more honoured to think that my country was one of the few nations with a sense of compassion for the rest of the world and stayed out of all that imperialism business
NormbrettaMod 3 months ago in playlist English
@eurobasher - i totally agree mate :)
waffleapocalypse 11 months ago
@eurobasher Well said!
ChaseWilliams 10 months ago
@eurobasher That is the comment that will save the UK. I'm British, and your words are what make us a nation: we can all take pride in our differences whilst still being loyal to one nation! I don't like racism, but together we can make our nation great! Also this anthem is the best choice! God save the queen puts other countries to sleep, this is awesome!
swedishsander 8 months ago
I am Forever grateful to those who defended Britain in her darkest hours - they are the Heroes of the Past - They made Today Possible!!! I love this song!!!
TimpleTapper 2 years ago 10
and we that live in this country should continue to stop our heritage from being eroded as well as inviting progress and promoting peace. Lest ye forget.
Farfrae1 2 years ago 4
As a fighter pilot in the last carnage, this tune always brought me to tears, not so much because Im British (Scots) but because it was the theme tune to so many comrades shot down over the country, defending her from the Nazis.
willnotallow1 2 years ago 61
@willnotallow1 your 56 how was u a WW2 fighter pilot? twit
frog77 1 year ago
@willnotallow1 Errr, you do know people can view your age in your profile right? If it's true, and the fact that your age is listed as 56 is an error, then I apologise for being disrespectful, but if you are lying then I suggest you delete that comment, do the honourable thing and come clean. It is not something to be taken lightly, or something to lie about in order to get thumbs up on a comment...
UnspecifiedCarnage 1 year ago
@UnspecifiedCarnage omg somebody lied on Youtbe, STOP THE PRESS!
QQ.
smoochym 1 year ago
@smoochym Yeah, lie about your age, or how many times you've had sex, or what you earn, but, as an Englishman and a relative of people who did give their lives to defend our country, I find it the epitome of disrespect to tell a lie like that. It's disgraceful.
UnspecifiedCarnage 1 year ago
@willnotallow1 So you are a 56 year old ex World war 11 fighter pilot? You were still doing gymastics in your father's scrotum at that time, I suggest! LOL You should be around 90 to be of that vintage...who are you trying to kid?
UKRod 1 year ago
@UKRod With respect, surely the last carnage was Iraq or Afghanistan.
Eurofrank1 1 year ago
@Eurofrank1 'The last carnage' one assumes refers to World War11. He is not very clear on this and I suppose it could be the limited air operations of the Iraq War of 2003 or the Gulf War of 1991 (which I was in) or even Afghanistan. Hardly 'carnage' for the RAF, however - they all had nice cushy hotels to live in during the First Gulf war while soldiers in the desert and sailors covering the Iraqi/Kuwait coast had more basic accommodation.
UKRod 1 year ago
@UKRod Maybe Falklands War?
SPJ1993343 1 year ago
@willnotallow1
this guy is a massive fake, look at his channel.
Theochineh 1 year ago
@willnotallow1 If I understand you, you are Scottish like me, so I think you'll find my question interesting; I'm proud to be Scottish but British. I like when Hero Scots like you are proud to be British. I'm scared of the way Scotland is going, and scared Scots may not feel British in future, but how do you think we should act to remain British? I am proud to write to you, you are a national hero. A braw bricht man!
swedishsander 8 months ago
its the tune from ohgod beyong your prasies
rhys12345j 2 years ago
Thank you for the wonderful images. You clearly appreciate that you live on the most beautiful island in the world and in a great country. This is a wonderful song. I appreciate that it would make a wonderful National Anthem, but if it was your anthem then those of us in far flung corners of the world would not be able to sing it as a hymn, which we do like to do.
bajoma123 2 years ago
:-)
danny1229c 2 years ago
@bajoma123 I crtainly do bajoma123. This song came from that funny little island off the north west coast of Europe! Britain may not be a big country physically but in other other ways she is IMMENSE!
bobphillifent 2 years ago
Britain is not a country.
England is a country
SeanySean92 2 years ago
Britain is the island.
tom1984uk 2 years ago
Indeed, we are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Majonga 2 years ago 3
True we are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, however people from the UK are called British
Majonga 2 years ago 2
Go back to school dude.
Numberonehr 2 years ago
that makes you proud to me british as they say if you have a British passport then youhave won first prize in the lottery of life
moviepenguin 2 years ago 2
Lots of great images, but to those who never been to Britain at 4:29 is poignant as almost every village has a memorial like this dedicated to the men she lost in WW1 primarily.
StarTux 2 years ago 4
Your pictures paint a very good scene of what I see in my mind when I hear this wonderful song.
Sadly as many others have pointed out it has been robbed of some of its original meaning by the omission of the middle verse but nonetheless it is a fantastic tune.
tainted1001 2 years ago 2
To ifuliki: Good comments about "Jerusalem - The Hymn" which is also the title of my favorite video thus far on YouTube.
713davidh42 2 years ago
I heard my country calling, away across the sea,
Across the waste of waters she calls and calls to me.
Her sword is girded at her side, her helmet on her head,
And round her feet are lying the dying and the dead.
I hear the noise of battle, the thunder of her guns,
I haste to thee my mother, a son among thy sons.
always missed out but best verse
songratingaccount 2 years ago 7
indeed i agree with songratingaccount, they miss out the middle verse because they deem it 'innapropriate' in a way they are deeming this countries foundations innapropriate then
Azura968 2 years ago
I have lived overseas in California for a decade, but this verse rings very true as I'd drop everything here in less than a heartbeat if she called...
StarTux 2 years ago 4
"us" was the UK. Since I speak French and like the French, I didn't understand the writer's point. But hey, I said "hear hear" you made your point!!! Who am I to respond? You know me so well, you wrote it yourself : "I already know what your problem is when I see how you compose a message". So fair enough...
Ritzounett 2 years ago
I love "The Last Night of the Proms 2008 - Jerusalem". A beautiful melody & a wonderful poem written by a Brit (an Englishman) As an expatriot Welshman I would love Jeerusalem to be our national anthem. I think God save the Queen is a tad boring although I am
patriotic at heart and wish our monarch well and have served my country as a soldier. The last line promises that we will try to make Britain a better place.
That is a sentiment I prefer to that of our National Anthem.
ifuliki 2 years ago 2
Nice editing. real good
Johnad10 3 years ago
This should be our national anthem !
darrenm1eqn 3 years ago 3
Either this, Rule Britannia or Land of Hope and Glory.
werboweckjybahamut 3 years ago