Remembrance Day is on 11 November, the date the First World War finally ended in 1918, and is also known as Armistice Day. Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November when the country unites and attends services to remember those who lost their lives in military conflict since 1914.<\/p>\n

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Which hymns are sung on Remembrance Day?<\/h2>\n
Abide With Me<\/strong><\/h3>\nInspired by the words of a dying man, the hymn \u2018Abide With Me<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 asks God to stay with those\u00a0who gave their lives for their country. This hymn was composed by Anglican minister Henry Francis Lyte in 1820, and is a popular piece of funeral music<\/a><\/strong> as well.<\/p>\n
I Vow to Thee My Country<\/h3>\n
Played at Prince Philip\u2019s funeral<\/a><\/strong>, the hymn \u2018I Vow to Thee My Country<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 describes the ways a Christian\u2019s loyalties are divided between a person\u2019s homeland and God\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n
Diplomat Sir Cecil Rice wrote the poem between 1908 and 1912. It was originally titled \u2018Urbs Dei\u2019\u00a0<\/i><\/i>(\u2018The City of God\u2019). In 1921, Gustav Holst<\/a><\/b>\u00a0set the words to a specially adapted version\u00a0of\u00a0\u2018Jupiter\u2019\u00a0from his suite\u00a0The Planets<\/a><\/i><\/b>.\u00a0<\/i>Five years later he added harmonies so it could become a hymn to be sung in church services. It has been popular at Armistice services ever since.<\/p>\n
Jerusalem<\/h3>\n\n<p>Despite being written in 1808 by William Blake, <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/jerusalem-lyrics\/"\">Jerusalem<\/a><\/strong> is synonymous with the <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-was-impact-world-war-one-music\/"\">First World War<\/a><\/strong>, which took place over a century later. It was in 1916 that Hubert Parry set Blake\u2019s text to music in an effort to boost the nation\u2019s morale. It then became a beacon of hope for a country suffering from the ravages of war. Today it is one of the UK\u2019s most beloved patriotic hymns and is sung during various ceremonial occasions.<\/p>\n<h3>O God our Help in Ages Past<\/h3>\n<p>The hymn \u2018<strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/o-god-our-help-in-ages-past-lyrics\/"\">O God our Help in Ages Past<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 is a favourite for remembrance ceremonies and is always sung at the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London. Written in 1708 by Isaac Watts, it was inspired by Psalm 90 and has a strong message of \u00a0promise and hope.<\/p>\n<h3>O Valiant Hearts<\/h3>\n<p>Written by Sir John Stanhope Arkwright to remember the fallen of the First World War, \u2018O Valiant Hearts\u2019 was published in <i>The Supreme Sacrifice, and other Poems in Time of War<\/i> (1919).\u00a0<sup id=\""cite_ref-sop1933_1-0"\" class=\""reference"\"\/>It is usually sung to a tune composed by the Reverend Dr Charles Harris, but other composers including <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/ralph-vaughan-williams\/"\">Vaughan Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0have also set the words to music.<\/p>\n<h3>Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind<\/h3>\n<p>The popular hymn \u2018<strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/dear-lord-and-father-of-mankind-lyrics\/"\">Dear Lord and Father of Mankind<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 was adapted from Quaker John Greenleaf Whittier\u2019s poem \u2018The Brewing of Soma\u2019 (which he wrote in 1872) by Garrett Horder and was published in his 1884 <i>Congregational Hymns.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3 class=\""gamma\" no-margin=\"\"><span class=\""artist"\">Eternal Father, Strong To Save\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2018<strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/eternal-father-strong-to-save-for-those-in-peril-on-the-sea-lyrics\/"\">Eternal Father, Strong to Save<\/a><\/strong>\u2019, was written in 1860 by William Whiting after he was inspired by Psalm 107 and its reference to ships and the sea. By the late 19th century <strong>\u2018Eternal Father, Strong to Save<\/strong>\u2019 had become a popular hymn of both the Royal Navy and the US Navy and since then many other armed services have also adopted it, including the Royal Marines and the British Army.<\/p>\n<p>Today it is also known as the \u2018Hymn of Her Majesty\u2019s Armed Forces\u2019, the \u2018Royal Navy Hymn\u2019, the \u2018United States Navy Hymn\u2019, \u2018The Navy Hymn\u2019 and sometimes by the last line of its first verse, \u2018For Those in Peril on the Sea\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3>The Day Thou Gavest Lord is Ended<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\""The\" day=\"\" thou=\"\" gavest=\"\" lord=\"\" is=\"\" ended=\"\" :=\"\" the=\"\" choir=\"\" of=\"\" abbey=\"\" school=\"\" tewkesbury=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""150"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pigh8VHr-ZE?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Written by the Anglican hymnodist the Rev John Ellerton (1826\u20131893) \u2018The Day Thou Gavest Lord\u2019 is Ended\u2019 is the official evening hymn of the Royal Navy\u00a0and the\u00a0Royal Australian Navy.<\/p>\n<p>It is also a favourite with the viewers of the BBC\u2019s <em>Songs of Praise<\/em>, who voted it third in the programme\u2019s poll of favourite hymns in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/the-day-thou-gavest-lord-is-ended-lyrics\/"\">The day thou gavest, Lord\u2019<\/a><\/strong>, is ended\u2019 is also a <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-funeral-hymns\/"\">popular funeral hymn<\/a><\/strong> and we named it one of the <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-hymns-of-all-time\/"\">best hymns ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>For The Fallen<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\""For\" the=\"\" fallen=\"\" by=\"\" laurence=\"\" binyon=\"\" world=\"\" war=\"\" i=\"\" poem=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/te1p9J1JrKs?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u2018<strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-the-poem-for-the-fallen-we-will-remember-them\/"\">For The Fallen<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 has perhaps the most poignant words of all works performed on Remembrance Sunday. The poem\u2019s powerful fourth stanza, with its iconic four lines beginning \u2018They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old\u2019, are known today as the \u2018Ode of Remembrance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For The Fallen\u2019 was written by poet Laurence Binyon in 1914, after the British Expeditionary Force\u2019s defeat at The Battle of Mons, the first action of the <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-was-impact-world-war-one-music\/"\">First World War<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can find the<a href=\""https:\/\/classicalmusic.production.wcp.imdserve.com\/tag\/famous-hymn-lyrics\/"\"> lyrics to many famous hymns here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\""highlight\"><div class=\""highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-school-hymns\/"\">The best school hymns that we loved to sing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/queens-favourite-hymns\/"\">What were the Queen\u2019s favourite hymns?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-hymns-for-thanksgiving\/"\">Best hymns for Thanksgiving<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-advent-hymns\/"\">Best Advent hymns and music<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Friday, 04 November 2022 at 12:00 am Both Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday serve to remember those who have died in military conflict and are honoured throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. 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Which hymns are sung on Remembrance Day?<\/h2>\n