Thanks to Padre Benton at Piddingworth for "the hymn of our grandfathers & fathers following World War One, presented with the shadows of war amid the cemeteries & cenotaphs that hallow their sacrifice. A haunting reminder of the legacy of the generations whose 'name liveth forever' even as, in this generation, so many more 'valiant hearts' go to war."
A stirring hymn, though not played so much nowadays on Remembrance Sunday. The first time I encountered O Valiant Hearts was at a Remembrance service at Whitehaven Cenotaph where we sung it after the two minutes silence and God Save The Queen. Also if you watch The Guinea Pig, a film about a public school, they sing it on VE Day.
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