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Scroll down to see the words to The National Anthem, I Vow to Thee My Country, and Jerusalem
With special thanks to The Orpington Chorale
Visit them at https://www.orpingtonchorale.org.uk/
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us.
God save the Queen.
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign.
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen.
Hymn: 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 questions
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: Cecil Spring-Rice
Music: Gustav Holst
Hymn: JERUSALEM
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark Satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land
Words: William Blake,
Music: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry