Ep 18: I Vow To Thee, My Country Notes From School podcast

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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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