1I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love,The love that asks no question: 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.
2And 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.
Text from archive.org. Public domain in the US and UK.
Sung at the funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965 and at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. (source)
Where it comes in the service
In a Church of England funeral hymns may be sung at any suitable point; the Church's own step-by-step guide places one once everyone has gathered and another after the prayers. At a Catholic funeral Mass there is an entrance song, Communion hymns and a closing hymn at the procession.
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Printed here as in the source, except: Line 1: 'my country--all earthly things above--' printed with two dashes; replaced with commas; Line 7: dash after 'long ago' replaced with a comma; Line 8: dash after 'them that know' replaced with a semicolon; Line 9: dash after 'her King' replaced with a semicolon; Line 10: dash after 'suffering' replaced with a semicolon.