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I Vow to Thee, My Country
THAXTED 13.13.13.13.13.13.
LOVE OF COUNTRY
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire the 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.
And there's another country, I've heard 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.

I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire the 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.

And there's another country, I've heard 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.

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