Land of Hope and Glory

Land of Hope and Glory is a British patriotic song from 1902 . The text was written by Arthur Christopher Benson and the music comes from Edward Elgar's first Pomp and Circumstance - march . It was first performed on record in 1911 by British singer Clara Butt. The most famous version is undoubtedly that of her compatriot Vera Lynn, she was in the Netherlands and other countries a hit.

The song was long seen as the (albeit unofficial) party song of the British Conservative Party .

The Pomp and Circumstance -mars is an integral part of the London Last Night of the Proms, where the text of Land of Hope and Glory is sung loudly by the audience.

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Land of Hope and Glory, sung byClara Butt (1911)

Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned God make tea Mightier yet! On Sov'ran [1] brows, beloved, renowned, Once more thy crown is set. Thine equal laws, by Freedom Gained, Have ruled tea well and long; By Freedom Gained, by Truth maintained, Thine Empire Shall Be strong.

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set; God, who made tea mighty, make tea Mightier yet, God, who made tea mighty, make tea Mightier yet.

Thy fame is ancient as the days, Axis Ocean large and wide: A pride That dares, and heeds not praise, A stern and silent pride; Not that false joy That dreams content With what our sires have won; The blood a hero sire hath spent Still nerves a hero son.