He Who Would Valiant Be (Song Version).

Here is "He Who Would Valiant Be" this time with the words, which are from John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress". I was asked to post this, and I also included the "Hobgoblin nor Foul Fiend" verse specially for Alexandra (elfinia)

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• Pilgrim.

[5to22a]

Beautiful with the classical guitar, friend. Praise Jesus.

[andypandywright]

i went to bedford, bunyan's town, and on the hill is the mansion that inspired his "Beautiful House" in Pilgrim's Progress - well he used to struggle up that hill with his anvil to mend their pans etc. and i had to think that the nobles and their mansion are long gone and forgotten, but the tinker who came to their tradesman's entrance is now world famous! - cheers, martin.

[Horsemarine100]

Brilliant!!! I have heard many versions of this inspiring hymn, but never one quite like this. I know thw Monk's Gate tune is a 20th century addition, but I feel sure that Bunyan would relate better to this than to many modern versions, especially those using Percy Dearmer's sanitised words.

[andypandywright]

thanks a lot for your comment, Horsemarine100, and i too am more a fan of the older tunes than the new versions (what about "Lord of all Hopefulness" and "in the Bleak Midwinter" for starters!) - also, like you, i prefer original, un-tampered words - cheers from the uk to incomparable ireland - martin.

[ClaireSapphyck]

Fantastic Andy! You really capture the feel of the old Sussex folk tune, you sound like Martin Carthy! I only realised today when I was researching it that Ralph Vaughan Williams had a hand in this, John Renbourn too?

[andypandywright]

really glad you like it, Claire, and i guess the Martin Carthy bit might be because we're both from 'up north' - i think Renbourn did a nice version, and i sometimes add one of Renbourn's transcriptions to "He Who. . ." (Bransle de Bourgoune) - it just seems to follow on naturally - Martin (the Andy tag's a long story!).

[andypandywright]

thanks again, mom, and glad you like my guitar playing style - martin.

[andypandywright]

thanks for your nice comment, mom, and glad you like my version - it is a great tune and john bunyan's words are really fine - cheers from the uk to amazing america - martin.

[idell50]

Very nicely done! Love the words to that hymn...and the melody. Your guitar accompaniment was excellent. :)

[idell50]

I love your guitar playing! Beautiful hymn; great words.