I Vow To Thee My Country

Cecil Spring-Rice (1859-1918) Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

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I vow to thee, my coun - try, all earth- ly things a - bove, en -
Piano And there's a - no - ther coun - try I've heard of long a - go, Most

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tire and whole and per - fect, the ser - vice of my love: The
Choir dear to them that love her, most great to them that know; We

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Choir love that asks the ques - tion, the love that stands the test, That

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may not count her arm - ies, we may not see her king; Her

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Choir lays u - pon the al - ter the dear - est and the best; The
for - tress is a faithful heart her pride is suf - fer - ring; And

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Choir love that ne - ver fal - ters, the love that pays the price, The
soul by soul, and si - lent - ly her shin - ing bounds in - crease, And her

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love that makes, un - daunt - ed, the fin - al sac - ri - fice.
Choir ways are ways of gen - tle - ness, and all her paths are peace.

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