Which British patriotic hymn created in 1921 was a unison song with an orchestra?
I Vow to Thee, My Country "I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921, when a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice was set to music by Gustav Holst.
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (Latin: "Vigiles et Sancti" ) is a popular Christian hymn with text by Athelstan Riley, first published in the "English Hymnal" (1906). It is sung to the German tune "Lasst uns erfreuen " (1623). Its uplifting melody and repeated "Alleluias" make this a favourite Anglo-Catholic hymn during the Easter season, the Feast of All Saints, and other times of great rejoicing.