HOPE AND GLORY
Sir,-The reaction of J. Malton Murray to the anachronistic sentiments of "Land of Hope and Glory" is felt by numbers of people, including many who are not disposed to apologise in any great measure for the old British Empire. It is, -however, most difficult, indeed impossible, to change the words of a national anthem or song. What has become of the second version of "Land of Hope and Glory" that Benson and Elgar wrote, to make the song more appropriate to the times? I have read of this, but never seen it, and I wonder how many are familiar with it. Since Benson died in 1925, this _mendation was written quite a while before the present "liquidation" of the British Empire. By the way, the original was not "Britannia rules the waves," but "rule the waves." Blake’s "Jerusalem," which Mr. Murray cites with approval, has become a popular hymn in England with women’s organisations.
A.
M.
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 808, 21 January 1955, Page 5
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160HOPE AND GLORY New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 808, 21 January 1955, Page 5
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