When a knight won his spurs

From HymnsWithoutWords

Music

Tune: Stowy
Meter: 12 12 12 12
Style: Traditional English
Composer: Unknown Traditional English fold melody originally harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) this version arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin
Lyricist: Jan Struther (1901 - 1953)
Music Copyright Public Domain
Lyrics Copyright Oxford University Press
Performances Copyright © 2008 - 2012 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.

You can download the free MP3 recording of When a knight won his spurs for use in Worship by clicking on the Download arrow next to the recording(s), this can then be burned to a CD or used from a computer, in an MP3 player or IPod & etc..

Hymn - When a knight won his spurs - Download Free Recording

2012 Performance

Available for use in worship

Stowey_2012.mp3
Length: 1:55 Verses: 3
Album: Hymns Without Words Vol 2
Artist: Copyright Richard M S Irwin. Certain Rights Reserved

2008 Performance

Available for use in worship

Stowey.mp3
Length: 2:04 Verses: 3
Album: Hymns Without Words Vol 2
Artist: Copyright Richard M S Irwin. Certain Rights Reserved

Hymn - When a knight won his spurs - Lyrics

When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old,
He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold;
With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand,
For God and for valour he rode through the land.

No charger have I, and no sword by my side,
Yet still to adventure and battle I ride,
Though back into storyland giants have fled,
And the knights are no more and the dragons are dead.

Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed
'gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed;
And let me set free with the sword of my youth,
From the castle of darkness, the power of the truth

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