Land of Hope and Glory - British Patriotic Song

'Land of Hope and Glory' is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar written in 1901 and lyrics by A. C. Benson later added in 1902. The music to which the words of the refrain 'Land of Hope and Glory, below are set is the 'trio' theme from Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. The words were fitted to the melody on the suggestion of King Edward VII who told Elgar he thought the melody would make a great song. When Elgar was requested to write a work for the King's coronation, he worked the suggestion into his Coronation Ode, for which he used words provided by the poet and essayist A. C. Benson. The last section of the Ode uses the march's melody. Performed by the Royal Choral Society. Images: Queen Victoria arriving at St Paul's Cathedral on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service in 1897 by John Charlton. 'The Royal Family' by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The painting depicts Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their five children. The Opening of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham by Queen Victoria, 1854 by Joseph Nash. Edward VII receiving Indian Princes in the grounds of Buckingham Palace who attended his Coronation. Painting by Albert E. Harris. 'The Unveiling of the Queen Victoria Memorial on 16 May 1911' by Sydney Prior Hall. The painting depicts King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II saluting the 1st Life Guards at the foot of the steps of the Memorial at the march-past concluding the ceremony.