648 I Vow to Thee My Country
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I vow to thee my country all earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect the service of my love:
The love that asks the reason 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 vow to thee my country all earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect the service of my love:
The love that asks the reason 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.
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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 one by one and fervently we pray for her increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.
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 one by one and fervently we pray for her increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.