That raised the question as to which hymn. That means: Comments that violate our community guidelines will be removed. Friends fallen, men of honour Worshipped by those left free Carried high, their finest hour Sense, the families cannot see, With all vigour and courage they went Ready to battle at moment’s glance Returned, carried, all life spent With smiling angels, now to dance, Forgetting them will never be an option Our lives entwined by brutal deed Matters not, real or political concoction Know they gave life, so we may be free, Words Copyright © 2016 Courtenay Merchant – Used with Permission. Irwin. And this is Wales, Land of our fathers; This is Wales, a land with soul: A land of glory, Of light and darkness, Where light is song, And darkness is coal. For our tomorrows their today they gave, Click the image below to stream the “Hymns Of Remembrance – Lest We Forget” album from Spotify. Sound of sons and fathers returning home. Last year on Remembrance Day, I was teaching a class that began at 11. He proudly dons his beret, his blazer and his tie Now many are returning with the horrors they still see Lyrics © 2020 Richard M.S. When I Survey >> Of those who marched to war and those who manned the tanks, Neither should it be a vehicle for glorifying war. That hour has come Past the memories of a nation Some Corner of a Foreign Field David Mace Remembrance Hymn Tim Chester | Colin Webster | Phil Moore - … Remembrance should refer, in addition to the past, to both present and future, all three of which require action on our part. We know they served in Asia or New Guinea’s highland rains, or roaming in Iraq, where, wearing robes they look the same. tell of wars now past and gone SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, Amazon, Deezer etc. Of thy Spirit day by day. With every passing year those surviving who knew first-hand the horrors of the two World Wars become fewer and fewer in number. We honour our old veterans, we honour them with pride Public Domain. and, in their hundreds, they signed up, a'soldiering in France, to go. It was the first electrical recording ever sold to the public. of Dark, Satanic Mills, Pin Factories or Blistering Iron Foundries. And with it the shadows of the dead And was the holy Lamb of God I used "Finlandia" as the musical framework as it is one of the most moving pieces I know. Give strength to those who for hurt loved-ones care. As a parent to a child Feet freeze It is presumed that the other four were washed away by the strong river currents. First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Grant peace, O Lord, across our strife-torn world. https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/O-Valiant-Hearts-2009.mp3, This Is Wales (The Miners’ Song) – Gary Cordice And Orchestra, https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The_Miners_Song_Gary_Cordice.mp3, https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/To-dance-with-angels.mp3, Meditations on the Angels - The Seven Chakra, https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/I-Vow-to-thee-my-country-Thaxted-2-Verses-Orchestra.mp3, https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/God-save-our-gracious-Queen-National-Anthem-2-Verses-Military-Band.mp3, https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/God-save-our-gracious-Queen-National-Anthem-3-Verses-Military-Band.mp3, Hark The Glad Sound! Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives, you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Thank you for your patience. The Lord’s My Shepherd ~ Lyrics Our music and songs are an important part of this time – they can help to galvanize thought, and express that which we struggle to articulate. Died when his head got blown off Binyon's poem, For the Fallen, is also printed in Remembrance Poems and Readings. Meter: 664 6664 God save our gracious Queen, Three decades after my mother died I was able to bid a formal goodbye to her younger brother, whose body had been washed away on the tide of war 75 years earlier. But in their grief there's quiet pride that loved ones bravely fought and died Meter: 10 11 11 12. On a cold November Sunday morn, an old man sits a while Tabbing mile on mile awaiting the crack To know the toll that battle brings, of resolute intention They met as strangers but soon became like brothers to the end Meter: 664 6664. Echoing round Looking though old photographs, he can’t help but smile As darkness descends Deathly still Yet on you went and fought and died, in your close and private hell This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Who now, as quiet orders sound, they, one by one then move around And we must remember the price that was paid, by each and every one And calm amidst ... God Save Our Gracious Queen ~ Lyrics Your email address will not be published. To a spit and polish belt There were fourteen in all, based on an original theme dedicated by Elgar “to my friends pictured within”. and, there have been many conflicts since, more bloody war, We cannot see, or smell, or hear Last year on Remembrance Day, I was teaching a class that began at 11. Orchestral arrangement Copyright © 2009 Richard M.S. Click Here. And sacrifice for duty's sake, it is the loved ones who must take Under the shadow of thy throne, from everlasting, ... Hymn – O Valiant Hearts – Lyrics With divine light so holy, Rises the great Holy Spirit, Companion at times of peril, Comforter and dearest friend. Your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Creator, splendid Mother of all, but all vets young or old, they need our help throughout the year, They were there and I cannot forget, even though I did not live it. And a warriors hearts beats within me Looking back on the date, it is obvious what I was trying to avoid thinking about). And another year Meter: 10 11 11 12. Irwin, used with permission. Time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all who breathe away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, Some background notes on this hymn/prayer by the author, Charles Henrywood. There was nothing left to send home Do you know? On count-down to Reveille Protect, dear Lord, all who, on our behalf. why not copy the URL in the address bar and paste it into your website to link to it. They told me she always “carried a torch” for her dashing airman. but now a new young generation needs our help as well, To all who trust in Thee. Or you can be full of the love that you shared, You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday As we are the ones who have lived to tell the tales of those we once knew, We are the ones who carry those scars of things seen, done and lost And the debt is soon forgotten, when the nightmares come to call. Click Here. For we have no help but thee; Ironically, he had been sent back to England for “attitude adjustment.” He had slugged a senior officer who was “bothering a young woman.” I learned this when researching the history of his squadron and it occurred to me that perhaps this Mayers helped fuel the feminism of our family’s later generations. Although a concert, each of the choirs made it clear they also saw it as an act of remembrance and it was agreed the evening should end with a hymn to be sung by massed choirs and audience. Tony Church, is former Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer. Uncle Leslie had died at 23, while taking part in a daring operation called Gardening by Moonlight. How Great Thou Art >> Performances ℗ 2020 Richard M S Irwin. I joined the Army Apprentices in 1955 serving a three year apprenticeship, being transferred into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to serve a further nine years with the Colours and three in the Reserve.I now write the occasional verse and post on the website of the Arborfield Old Boys' Association. I hope that you are hopeful like me Lyricist: Jan Struther (1901 – 1953). Send her victorious, Before the hills in order stood, I paid the price for your new day who volunteered to fight for King and Country... few came home again. I piloted a Spitfire, stormed the beach at Normandy. In places where our flag had no right to be unfurled, And I’m not asking for riches, I want nothing for free, For I am the eternal soldier; I’m there when you need me, Fighting for your conscience down every century, And I’m standing on the front-line, bleeding for your cause, * Exocet - a missile used with devastating effect in the Falklands War. Purify our hearts, our Savior; Let us go not far astray, That we may be counted worthy. Long years ago, as earth lay dark and still, Rose a loud cry upon a lonely hill, While in the frailty of our human clay, Christ, our Redeemer, passed the self same way. Long to reign over us: They’re all there, all the boys, with hair cut short and neat When each night I hear my best friend scream and helpless, watch him fall, I’m told to snap out of it, I’m told big boys don’t cry. Let us hope we – or at least more of us – can gather together again on Remembrance Day next year. Brought you too soon to your death, in the name of any nation, You saw, you felt, you knew full well, as friend and foe were taken Take My Life And Let It Be >> Usually on Remembrance Day, I join a motley crew of peaceniks, gathering around the Spanish Civil War monument in Victoria. Do you know the price we paid Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. In candle glow most sacred the Spirit rises, Hovers, blesses one and all who gather here to pray. Our bones decay beneath the ground Maria Cassee. The above is my suggestion of what that message could be, only they could tell us:" HR. by Song Solutions www.songsolutions.org)Phil Moore Songs (Admin. Saviour, breath forgiveness o’er us: I stood there before the crosses Of all the wars and what they cost I do not know from where you came, but I know you died And, it was not for nothing, they decried this Military travesty, innocence had died that day... traditional tactics proved unreal. You comfort-lover would not understand this Or someone knocks upon your door Polluted boots Most of those within the first hour, whole platoons of Pals cut down; See also I vow to thee my country (Thaxted) – Organ. Regardless of views, opinions aside, no matter how each of us sees it Or cries of joy to laugh and cheer the safe return of one so dear, Quietly grateful for our lot Audio for this article is not available at this time. It is his lot to show the world a soldiers fate as flags unfurl By knowing they are in our thoughts always. The quiet waters by. The hurt, to bear as best they can, and face a future lesser than 11.11.11 That hour has come As has that day The Sunday's awe. Each one silent and in place, I went to see the soldiers, row on row on row, . With winter ahead Who gave birth to moon and sun. Where dollars may rent loyalty, but you built trust Public Domain, Lyricist: John Stanhope Arkwright (1872-1954). back then, down the same cobbled streets; with curtains drawn now, silently; Abide With Me >> I was in the line at Minden and I heard the Zulu roar, I was in the square at Waterloo and fought the fearless Boers. When you speak with an acid tongue (Bristol – 4 Verses) – Organ, All Beautiful The March Of Days (Forest Green – 3 Verses) – Organ, Father I Place Into Your Hands (4 Verses) – Piano & Flute, News Defying Expectation (Stenka Razin – 3 Verses) – Piano Ensemble. Protect, dear Lord, all who, on our behalf, of a Generation... all the young men from close-cobbled lanes, to each other, shaking heads... no good at all, would come of this; I do not know your name Kenny Martin O’er this world’s tempestuous sea A Turkish memorial to ANZAC troops Mustafa Kemal Attaturk If those dead could speak with one voice and send us a message, I wondered what they might say? 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