Land of Hope and Glory
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Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet, God, who ma
A. C. Benson, lyricist
Edward Elgar, composer
Land of Hope and Glory by Elgar song cover 1902
Edward Elgar
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Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orches
Land of Hope and Glory
…mighty, make thee mightier yet, God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. "Land of Hope and Glory" is an English patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar, written in 1901 and with lyrics by A. C. Benson added in 1902. The music to which the words of the refrain "Land of Hope and Glory" below are set is…
Elgar's birthplace, The Firs, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire
Elgar's parents, William and Ann Elgar
Edward and Alice Elgar, c. 1891