The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher I Vow to Thee My Country Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Holst tune Thaxted

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0:00 Rev 14:13 Rev Sarah Eynstone,
0:34 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
A love that asks no questions
A love that stands the test
That lays upon the alter
The dearest and the best
I vow to thee, my country
All earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect
The service of my love

1:59 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

Update: The priest Rev Sarah Eynstone, who began this video with a reading, sadly passed away December 2016 at the age of 41. May she rest in peace.


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The patriotic anthem "I Vow to Thee My Country" bringing the Ceremonial Funeral of the late Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher, LG OM PC FRS (née Roberts, 13 October 1925 -- 8 April 2013) to a close. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, she was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the first woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.

In death as in life she divided opinion sharply, but love or loathe her, it was impossible to ignore or avoid her. And her send-off will go down in history as an event associated with the highest levels of pageantry that the British establishment could muster.

It is thought we will not soon see her like again.

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updated (April 15, 2017)