I vow to thee, my country

[mollykins]

That's the first line or a hymn (hopefully the title aswell.)

What Tv show/advert/something else similar is it used as a theme to? Or is it used on lots of programmes to build up to a momentous event?

[woofgang]

got a feeling they used it or something similar in Kingdom. the music is called Thaxted, by Gustav Holst, he adapted part of his "Jupiter" from the Planets Suite...Manfred Mann's earth band also used it in their song "Joy Bringer"

[jno]

http://en.wikipedia.o...ow_to_thee_my_country

[woofgang]

Hi jno, we are obviously the "highbrows" of AB lol

[quizzywig]

I have to say that it's one of my fave hyms!

[bednobs]

it was used in the rugby union world cup a few years back "world in union" by that warbly woman

[ttfn]

You music lover bednobs ! ;o)

[bednobs]

well ... i just can't think of her name!

[mollykins]

I was kind of right with the momentous occaision thing, 'It was featured in a Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson drives a Land Rover Discovery up the tallest mountain in Scotland.' I saw that episode a few days ago.

The music of Thaxted is often used in a number of common Christian hymns. So I knew the tune from other hymns aswell. But can anyone elighten me as to which hymns have the same tune?

[THECORBYLOON]

There's some here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaxted_(tune)