Following on from last week’s episode, today’s assembly is focussed on the classic tune: I Vow to Thee, My Country. I’ll be exploring the history and tension behind one of Britain’s most emotional hymns.

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Timestamps:
0:00: Intro to the topics today

2:20: Catch up

5:19: Obscure question on email

7:00: I Vow to Thee intro

11:30: How did this hymn come about?

12:35: Who wrote the words?

15:31: Poem reading plus extra verse!

18:08: History of lyricist Cecil Spring Rice

21:06: Link to Gustav Holst

25:10: Second tune by Ralph Vaughan Williams “Abinger”

29:00: The controversial patriotism of I Vow to Thee

35:30: Links between Holst and Parry

36:15: Rugby anthem and World in Union

38:30: I Vow to Thee, My Country SINGALONG

41:20: Teaser for next week’s episode

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