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Thread #673 Message #468528
Posted By: IanC
23-May-01 - 06:41 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Be Thou My Vision / Slane
Subject: RE: Be Thou My Vision -do ya know this Irish Tune
re: Holst
Liz isn't quite right. Holst was living in Thaxted when he wrote the tune for the hymn"I Vow To Thee My Country". He then borrowed it for "The Planets".