
Ep 18: I Vow to Thee, My Country
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About this listen
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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