Alfie Boe - I Vow to Thee My Country lyrics
[Alfie Boe - I Vow to Thee My Country lyrics]
All earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect
The service of my love
The love that asks no question
The love that stands the test
That lays upon the altar the
Dearest and the best
The love that never falters
The love that pays the price
The love that makes undaunted
The final sacrifice
I heard my country calling
Away across the sea
Across the waste of waters she
Calls and calls to me
Her sword is girded at her side
Her helmet on her head
And round her feet are lying
The dying and the dead
I hear the noise of battle
The thunder of her guns
I haste to thee my mother
A son among thy sons
And there's another country
I've heard of long ago
Most dear to them that love her
Most great to them that know
We may not count her armies
We may not see her King
Her fortress is a faithful heart
Her pride is suffering
And soul by soul and silently
Her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness
And all her paths are peace