When a Knight Won His Spurs is a children's hymn written by Jan Struther and set to a folk melody (Stowey) and harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The hymn first appeared in Songs of Praise in 1931.
The hymn is sometimes performed by folk singers on account of the folk origins of its tune, notably by Martin Simpson during Prom 5 (Folk day - part 2) in the BBC Proms on July 20, 2008.
An up tempo version can be found on Blyth Power's 1990 album Alnwick and Tyne.
Video When a Knight Won His Spurs
Lyrics
The lyrics in their original form are:
Maps When a Knight Won His Spurs
Recordings
Libera (2004), Free, EMI Classics cat. no. 57823. Emilia Dalby (2009) "Emilia" Signum Classics cat no. SIGCD 141
Other usage
This hymn was used as part of the poem entitled "Headmasters Hymn" by Alan Ahlberg in his book entitled "Please Mrs Butler". The poem is about the hymn being sung by the school in an assembly, with constant interruption from the headmaster as a few children are misbehaving.
References
- Emilia Dalby, Sarum Voices, John Touhey (narrater) City Waites arranged Ben Lamb
Signum Records SIGCD141 2009
External links
- Jeffrey Richards (2001). Imperialism and Music. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-7190-6143-1.
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