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There has been a lot of debate about this recently.

If England had an 'English' anthem, what should it be ?

One popular contender is Jerusalem, the topic of this week's article .

What would be your choice ?

Cheers,

Hi Tellygirl,

Well, my personal all-time favourite is "I Vow To Thee My Country", which I think is really beautiful and inspiring
Jerusalem is popular, but the lyrics are too religious for my liking and would, I feel, exclude non-Christians and non-religious people (myself included).

I don't really see what is wrong with keeping "God Save The Queen" purely as the anthem of England, as long as it isn't used to represent "Britain" as a whole. After all, she is the Queen of England and we're the only ones who seem to like singing it anyway!