UK Folk Radio interview : Only Remembered JT "I trawled obsessively, the Moody and Sankey hymnbook seeking songs and anthems that might otherwise be overlooked. Right or wrong I edited out many of the “Godly” references and made new verses in an attempt to add more to the portfolio of people’s anthems. I wasn’t trying to de-Christianise them, just to reappraise them, put them back to be sung out loud by anyone who took something from them, Christians and Non-Christians alike? Maybe it’s about context and there’s none better for “Only Remembered,” than “War Horse.” “Lest we forget,” runs deep in the play. The melody, which I love, is not mine – composed by American Methodist Ira D. Sankey with original words by Horatius Bonar. I remade most of the words to our “War Horse” needs." http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/10/garland-for-joey-war-horse-songbook/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ The words on this recording of Bob Fox with a brass band A Garland for Joey - The War Horse Songbook(2017) as above but v1 Fading ... Thus shall we pass ... ... etc v2 Horses and men ... etc (no refrain) v3 Only the truth that in life we have spoken Only the deeds when our journey is run These shall pass onward when we are forgotten etc v4 Where are they running? Why are they falling? Fewer still fewer than what was begun Ghosts in the morning mist voicelessly calling etc v5 Who'll sing the anthems ... etc SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/david-suff/only-remembered-bob-fox http://fledglingrecords.co.uk/a-garland-for-joey-the-war-horse-songbook/
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