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Ep 18: I Vow to Thee, My Country
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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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Chapters
1. Intro to the topics today (00:00:00)
2. Weekly catch up (00:02:20)
3. Obscure question on email (00:05:19)
4. I Vow to Thee intro (00:07:00)
5. How did this hymn come about? (00:11:30)
6. Who wrote the words? (00:12:35)
7. Poem reading plus extra verse! (00:15:31)
8. History of lyricist Cecil Spring Rice (00:18:08)
9. Link to Gustav Holst (00:21:06)
10. Second tune by Ralph Vaughan Williams “Abinger” (00:25:10)
11. The controversial patriotism of I Vow to Thee (00:29:00)
12. Links between Holst and Parry (00:35:30)
13. Rugby anthem and World in Union (00:36:15)
14. I Vow to Thee, My Country SINGALONG (00:38:30)
15. Teaser for next week’s episode (00:41:20)
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