Hymn Chords

648. I Vow to Thee, My Country

B  E      A        B            E              F# G#m
I  vow to thee, my country, all earthly things a-bove,
Ebm E       A         B            E             B
En-tire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
B   F#        G#m      F#      B   F#        B          E
The love that asks the reason, the love that stands the test,
Dbm  Abm     B  E   B  Dbm B   E       Dbm Abm Gb Abm
That lays up-on the al-tar the dearest and the best;
Gb  E         Dbm   B        Ebm E              Gb  Abm
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
Gb  E         A     B             E           B
The love that makes undaunted the final sacri-fice.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and 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.

[Verse 2]
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 one by one and fervently we pray for her increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.