God Save the Queen, Land of Hope & Glory or Jerusalem?

[16bha]

I would go with Jerusalem

 

[Giraffe]

I vow to thee my country

 

[Silent Bob]

Definitely Jerusalem.

God Save The Queen is tuneless and about nothing.

 

[Albumen]

Down Down

 

[auschr]

im not middle eastern or a royal so ill go for land of hope and glory

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I vow to thee my country

That refers specifically to Britain and/or the UK doesn't it?

 

[Silent Bob]

im not middle eastern or a royal so ill go for land of hope and glory

Jerusalem isn't actually about a town in the middle east...

 

[Flavor Flav]

Jerusalem by miles. That would be a proper national anthem. Who choses this stuff anyway?

 

[Giraffe]

That refers specifically to Britain and/or the UK doesn't it?

I don't think so

 

[beorhthelm]

Land of Hope and Glory. Jerusalem too religious.

 

[KNC]

Plaistow Patricia

 

[MOG]

That refers specifically to Britain and/or the UK doesn't it?

No mention of any country/place.

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 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.


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.

 

[alan partridge]

Land of Hope and Glory. Jerusalem too religious.

don't like the religious part of God save the queen myself but Jerusalem just has a stirring tune. I'd sing that. GSTQ is dire.

 

[Jerryatric]

Jerusalem is the worst possible choice. The place is the centre of most of the world's problems today. It epitomises the religious hatred which is destroying us all.

Why on earth would we want to build it in England's green and pleasant land?

The tune is beautiful, but the words? No way!

 

[Martinf]

I dont like god save the queen and whenever Jerusalem is played I always think of posho egg-chasers so definitely LoH&G for me.

 

[chez]

God Save The Queen for me. Always gives me goose bumps and makes me proud to be English. It's the best National Anthem by a country mile.

That said I do like Jerusalem & Land Of Hope & Glory as well.

 

[The Modfather]

The Sex Pistols version of God save the Queen.

 

[16bha]

God Save The Queen for me. Always gives me goose bumps and makes me proud to be English. It's the best National Anthem by a country mile.

That said I do like Jerusalem & Land Of Hope & Glory as well.

Problem is that GSTQ is British, so we need something definitively English. how about Vindaloo. A real stirring anthem.

 

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[clapham_gull]

God Save The Queen for me. Always gives me goose bumps and makes me proud to be English. It's the best National Anthem by a country mile.

Slightly unfortunate, since it isn't the National Anthem of England.

Quite embarrassing that we don't actually have one and have to borrow.