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The flower to which the song's lyrics refer is one of England's national emblems, the Tudor Rose. The patriotic hymn " I Vow To Thee, My Country ", composed by Gustav Holst and Cecil Spring Rice , has long been adopted as a symbol of national pride and remembrance, and is often considered among potential future anthems for the United Kingdom ...
A less militaristic version of the song, titled "Official peace version, 1919", was first published in the hymn book Songs of Praise in 1925. [44] This was "official" in the sense that it was approved by the British Privy Council in 1919. [27] However, despite being reproduced in some other hymn books, it is largely unknown today. [45]
The poem describes how a Christian owes his loyalties to his homeland and the heavenly kingdom. In 1908, Spring Rice was posted to the British Embassy in Stockholm . In 1912, he was appointed as Ambassador to the United States of America, where he influenced the administration of Woodrow Wilson to abandon neutrality and join Britain in the war ...
The Canadian Youth Hymnal: with music [harmonized] (1939) [529] Songs of the Gospel (a supplemental collection of evangelistic hymns and songs, 1948) [530] Bless the Lord (1967) [531] The Hymn Book (1971), produced jointly with Anglican Church of Canada [24] Sing (1972) [25] Songs for a Gospel People (Supplement to THB, 1987) Voices United ...
John Ford Coley was quoted as saying: "Of all the songs we released as singles, that was my favorite. The song first of all had a classical base, and the middle had a gospel section which I loved." [3] Dan Seals, the "England Dan" half of the duo, re-recorded the song in 1995 in an acoustic country music style for the album In a Quiet Room.
English was pressured by Warner Alliance to make a public apology, and he was eventually dropped by the label. Warner removed all promotions, marketing, which halted sales of English's records, [1] and Christian radio stations pulled English's songs off the air. [1] He also returned his Dove Awards to the Gospel Music Association. [1]
("A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.") [13] The earliest Christian hymns are mentioned round about the year 64 by Saint Paul in his letters. The Greek hymn, Hail Gladdening Light was mentioned by Saint Basil around 370.
Redman was born on 14 February 1974, [7] and raised in Watford, England.The family had moved to Chorleywood, a small commuter town, when he was around the age of two. [8] His father took his own life when Matt was seven years old, [9] and he and his brother were raised predominantly by his mother. [10]