poem later adapted as hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country"

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"I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a patriotic British text, later set to music by Gustav Holst, that expresses devotion and sacrifice to one’s nation and to a higher, spiritual realm.

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instanceOf hymn
poem
alsoKnownAs Urbs Dei NERFINISHED
associatedWith British patriotism
First World War remembrance
author Cecil Spring Rice NERFINISHED
basedOn poem "Urbs Dei" NERFINISHED
composer Gustav Holst NERFINISHED
composerOfSourceWork Gustav Holst NERFINISHED
copyrightStatus public domain in many jurisdictions
country United Kingdom
dateOfMusicalSetting 1921
dateOfTextRevision 1918
firstLine I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above NERFINISHED
genre Christian hymn
patriotic poem
hasPerspective dual loyalty to nation and God
includedIn Songs of Praise NERFINISHED
various Anglican hymnals
language English
lyricist Cecil Spring Rice NERFINISHED
meter 13.13.13.13.D (approximate)
movementOfSourceWork Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity NERFINISHED
musicNationality British
notablePerformance Remembrance Sunday services at the Cenotaph, London
funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales NERFINISHED
originalTitle Urbs Dei NERFINISHED
periodOfComposition early 20th century
placeOfTuneNameOrigin Thaxted, Essex NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1921
religiousTradition Anglicanism NERFINISHED
secondVerseFocus heavenly kingdom
setToMusicBy Gustav Holst NERFINISHED
structure three verses
textNationality British
theme Christian faith
heavenly kingdom
patriotism
self‑sacrifice
tuneName Thaxted NERFINISHED
usedIn Remembrance services in the United Kingdom
funerals of notable British figures
state occasions in the United Kingdom
usesMelodyFrom Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity NERFINISHED
The Planets NERFINISHED

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Cecil Spring Rice wrote poem later adapted as hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country"