Rejoice, O land, in God thy might

Rejoice, O land, in God thy might. Robert Bridges* (1844-1930). This hymn was written for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, and first published in Part III of the Yattendon Hymnal* (1898). Its origin is in Joel 2: 21: ‘Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.’  It was written for the tune TALLIS’ CANON, and in the Yattendon Hymnal it appeared in an antiphonal canon form, using the Cantoris and Decani sides of the choir in the treble and tenor lines only. The alto and bass lines provided the harmony on each side. It was taken over by EH in 1906 and set to the tune WAREHAM, by William Knapp*, with which it is usually associated. As a short hymn of...