I Vow to Thee, My Country

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.

Words by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Thaxted tune by Gustav Holst.

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[woodster909]

When you go home

Tell them of us and say

For your tomorrow

We gave our today

RIP one and all

11-11-11

[FrostyA1]

YOUR HEART...May Thrill & Rise to the notes of this Majestic tune, Your Soul may Bleed & Bind to the magnificence of these Immortal lyrics. But what can never be ignored is the Love that our Peoples have for this, the Proudest Nation on Earth....F.

[Ringlord3434]

i know that this is mainly a British hymn, but i am proud to listen to it as an American. Love your country, and it will love you back

[LovedayTrelawney]

It is an honour to call myself British.

[megahyperon]

Who ever dislikes this is not only an ass-hole but a traitor and disgrace to the countr themselves and every briton. If you have disliked this then you will be hunted down and killed. Those who have liked it, may you live long.

[NormbrettaMod]

@FrostyA1

yes, greed. the other empires on the other hand were built on pure desire to spread civilisation and to help our fellow man. everything else you've said though is great. i just like to forget our imperial past just as i like to forget the godfather III never happened...

[NormbrettaMod]

@MrDailywhigne

not to mention driving countless peoples away from a natural life of sustainability and equality...and essentially brought them extinction. all in due time.

[FrostyA1]

@1989bak Hitlers excuse for commencing his savage personal rampage through & attempted subjugation of Europe was the Treaty of Versaille, similar to the Kaisers attempt based on a self-fabricated threat to Germany. Looking back the laughable justification of these meglo-maniac Bastards were transparently false. If France sought War Reparations following the devastion & attrocities she sufferred good for her, it remains proven that Germany`s only incentive was pure GREED.F

[MrDailywhigne]

Long live the world's great Empires. They served people like me, good middle men, and brought order and bounty to every corner of the Earth. I would rather live in an unelected British Empire than an elected European Union.

And if that makes me a fascist then Heil bloody Hitler.

[danny060995]

My School song has this tune ,Its such a beautiful song

[1989bak]

@FrostyA1 WW2 was caused by the treaty of Versaille (dont know if thats correct spelling) the admission fo war guilt and having to pay to rebuild France meant that the Germans were starving, if a party came in and said 'we'll put food on your table, a car on the drive of your house' you would vote them in. The Nazi party did it, Volkswagon was there invention (people transport), had we been fairer to the German people after WW1 WW2 could easily have been avoided...but what is is

[FrostyA1]

@davidkinnen Perhaps best you dont invite or expect Britain to join Europe in an all-embracing manner. Britain has always viewed Europe as a hereditarilly weak, confused,irrational & frequently stupid entity, looking back,historically, over the last 1000 years I find it hard to disagree with our more patriotic Countrymen..F