"I Vow to Thee My Country" adalah sebuah lagu patriotik dan himne yang kuat yang mengungkapkan pengabdian mendalam kepada suatu negara. Ditulis oleh Sir Cecil Spring-Rice dan dikomposisikan oleh Sir Edward Elgar, lagu ini dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi klasik Charlotte Church. Liriknya yang menggugah menggemakan idealisme dan pengorbanan, menyerukan cinta tanpa syarat dan pelayanan yang berdedikasi kepada tanah air.
I Vow to Thee My Country Lyrics
Charlotte Church
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love
The love that asks no questions, 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
repeat
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
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love
The love that asks no questions, 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
repeat
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