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Text:I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above
Author:Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 1859-1918
Second verse adapted by:P. Jiyu-Kennett
Tune:THAXTED
Composer:Gustav Holst

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

Text Information
First Line: I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above
Author: Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 1859-1918
Second verse adapted by: P. Jiyu-Kennett
Meter: 13.13.13.13.13.13. Irreg.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Tune Information
Name: THAXTED
Composer: Gustav Holst
Meter: 13.13.13.13.13.13. Irreg.
Key: C Major
Copyright: From Songs of Prais 1932. By permission of J. Curwen and Sons, Limited.



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