When a Knight Won His Spurs
- When a Knight Won His Spurs
"When a Knight Won His Spurs" is a hymn written by Jan Struther and set to a folk melody (Stowey) and harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams. [Hymns Old & New 543] The hymns is written for children and associated with the feast of St George. At Ogbourne St. George it forms part of the Patronal Festival held in the ancient Church of St George on St George's Day.
Due to the folk origins of the tune, it is also performed by folk singers, notably by Martin Simpson during Prom 5 (Folk day - part 2) in the BBC Proms on July 20 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2007.shtml#prom5|title=Prom 5: Folk Day 2 and Ceilidh|publisher=BBC|year=2008|accessdate=2008-07-21] [Programme notes for Folk day]
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 pow'r of the truth
Recordings
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External links
* [http://www.blythpower.co.uk/lyrics/Better/knight.htm The modernised lyrics to the song]
References
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