CPWI Hymnal ‎#742

742. I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above

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1 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.

2 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.

Text Information

• First Line: I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above
• Author: Cecil Spring-Rice, 1859-1918
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 Triple
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Occasions: National

Tune Information

• Name: THAXTED
• Composer: Gustav Theodore Holst, 1874-1934
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 Triple
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Arrangement: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition
• Copyright: Arrangement © Hymns Ancient and Modern (admin. Hope Publishing Co.)