The Covenanter Soldier ( Lyrics )

[@Haddington1514]

This is the best song on the internet,these values still hold tough in my family hundreds of years later,Presbyterian Protestant proud,can anyone direct me to more work from this artist I absolutely love his work.Scotland is the Lords greatest nation on Earth. No matter what the SNP do to try and destroy it.

[@presbyteriangirl9739]

I'm a Presbyterian too.

[@thomasmuir9751]

WE NEVER SURRENDER 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@petermcallister107]

The artist I believe you are referring too is Angus McBride,who sadly died in I think 2009,he was one of the finest drawers of historical uniforms and battle scenes ever. Osprey books published hundreds of books adorned with his colour plates.

[@petermcallister107]

PS....you got help from an atheist,anarchist homosexual on this one.

[@thomasmuir9751]

@@petermcallister107 well for someone with so much wrong with them to have won and changed the course of history, who cares. Your church was persecuting its own and William had Catholics fighting for him. Your head honcho was behind him aswell. William had a massive effect on people being able to live free.

[@1889CST]

Great song shows the the constant struggle for us Presbyterians over bygone days proud of my Scottish Presbyterian heritage from loyal ulster Northern Ireland🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@steveljub1]

As an ex British Army Officer and proud Scotsman I love this day when we remember King Williams last and most decisive Battle.

[@Oscarspaw1971]

Thanking you for your service my man. My grandfather and his brother's were Cameronians in ww2

[@DukeofConnaught977]

Last?

[@Slicedice1122]

Who got told to fuckoff because scotland is free 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 even if were no on books we are the people

[@thomasmuir9751]

​@@Oscarspaw1971 My Grandpa was a Cameronian as well in ww2 he was just under 2 years in a pow camp. REAL men back then. RIP Tam see you soon 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧💙

[@steveljub1]

@@DukeofConnaught977 Auchirim

[@clairehamill9398]

For God and Scotland!!! God needs us. God save the QUEEN WATP 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@GHnineteensixtysix]

No, God does not ‘need us’. This is contrary to Christian, Biblical and Presbyterian teaching!

[@sa25-svredemption98]

The values of the National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant are still of huge (but largely forgotten) significance to several Westminster countries: especially in my own nation, Australia, where several sections of our Constitution that place limits on government reference heavily into the Covenants, and also into the Reform Lutherans and Moravians who also colonised parts of Australia. This song, in particular, speaks to the values that underpin such constitutional practices! For Christ, King and Covenants (or in the present time, Christ, Queen and Constitution)!

[@cliffordjohnston2106]

Great ballad. Some of my ancestors were Covenanters.

[@lukereaney3599]

Remember our ulster defence regiment dead God save evevery one of them

[@raibeartthehairypict4696]

One of my favourites. Cheers.

[@Ger1872]

You're welcome

[@ulsterpatriot1420]

Brilliant song! Never forget those who fought for our true Religion over the centuries and still do to this day! No Surrender!

[@therabman_5606]

Hands across the water! Ulster Scots 👍🏻

[@allybally0021]

God bless ya!

[@ulsterpatriot1420]

The Ulster Protestants and our Brethren in Scotland stand strong in our Faith together!!

[@StephEWaterstram]

*God Save King Billy!*

[@johnbull9195]

Protestants don't pray for the dead.

[@johnbull9195]

@@carloshannon8346 Praying for the dead is a Papist practice.

[@carloshannon8346]

@@johnbull9195 maybe we are from different Churches. But I know my religious customs

[@toplad3832]

@@carloshannon8346 your a fascist bastard

[@ME-hs1ie]

@@johnbull9195 Blessing the graves of the dead is a papist tradition, but not praying for the dead. That is ridiculous. Every religion on earth prays for their dead. But we dont pray to to the virgin Mary (Bible literally says we must pray only to God) . And the Catholic church openly prays to the Virgin Mary , this is undeniable. Making it by the words of the bible from which we all share blastphemy.

[@jordysco8724]

Never surrender people 💙

[@williamkennedy3515]

Sadly I think this is wot Scotland needs again

[@davidguthrie8950]

So true mate!

[@Protaras63]

The protestant faith I shall maintain

[@thomasmuir9751]

I really hope in this time of wokeness these songs are not forgotten. I'm 50 and my 16 year old daughter knows what those that went before us had to go through to give us the freedom we now enjoy 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@mikemurphy8749]

What we need now I’d freedom from England, hope you teach your daughter that.

[@williammactavish7927]

@@mikemurphy8749naw 🇬🇧

[@jwales8133]

What Scotland needs is freedom from the illtiterate 14% who like to think they own the place

[@presbyteriangirl9739]

I love this song

[@Ger1872]

It tells of a time, sadly forgotten or briefly touched upon in many school history classes here.

[@presbyteriangirl9739]

​@@Ger1872they should teach about it in school. I wish they would teach about it in American schools

[@orangelaw766]

Brilliant 1690

[@hj-pt3wo]

Love the song 1690 king billy was the man

[@georgestalker4862]

One of my all-time favourites!

[@npche9865]

You can tell the hill billies and other southerners are related, you can tell by the style of music for a start.

[@AAA-fh5kd]

'Hillbillies' arent and werent only 'southerners' they were rural mountain /appalachians. 30,000 defeated confederates left states like Georgia, Alabama and Texas after the civil war to Brazil (they are called/known as "Confederados" and their accents and dialect is and was different to appalachian Scotch-Irish.. no 'pin/pen' merger etc. appalachia is Pennsylvania as well... not all appalachians fought for the south, or at all. They didnt necesarily own land or practice slavery. Many wouldve also been manipulated/propagandized. Appalachians moved INTO the South after the civil war..bringin their language... popularizing "ye aw" (y'all)

[@Protaras63]

Says a son of Ireland, a nation that has contributed absolutely nothing to the world , for there people were held back by a cult called the Vatican and a relegion that kept them in darkness and still does , come into the 21 st century ,

[@Protaras63]

You mean a relegion that brought a nation out of darkness in to the light , that then went on to produce some of the best inventions known to man , that freed it's people from the clutches of Rome and ignorance,

[@PaisleyPaul-lq4cf]

they were called hillbillies because they were ulster/Scots who lived in the hills as a first defence against incoming attacks against the towns. We should all appreciate the sacrifice they made 💯

[@jamesrobertson2358]

I haud tae ma beliefs - Ulster Volenteer Force as the Soldiers went doon the Falls

[@ME-hs1ie]

FGAU. Also , why the communist profile picture😂?

[@ryanmalonepreaching5995]

Why the communist profile picture then?

[@easyok9509]

I'm also a covenanter and a communist. Covenanters were partisans communists are partisans communists are against evil, degeneracy, landlords (lairds) and are for truth and justice like the covenanters.

[@calumroney7352]

Am a covenanter soldier n al hawd tae ma beliefs

[@Ger1872]

Play it at half speed and you'll see it's " a haud tae ma beliefs " I.D.K. if you're Scottish, but if you are you should know it's 'Haud' not 'hawd'

[@calumroney7352]

@@Ger1872it's abit like fae and frae,I've saw n read both tbh.Am a Scots?,am fae burns country( Kilmarnock), and therefore covenanting country mate so don't need any lessons in Scots trust me.

[@calumroney7352]

@@Ger1872 if am Scottish?,ye mean SCOTS right?.comin fae a gers fan a thoughts ud ken better tbh but hey ho.its usually those plastic paddys that get it wrang.ye ken?.Am a proud Ayrshireman so dont patronise me.

[@Ger1872]

Not being a plastic paddy I wouldn't know, so i'll bow to your superior knowledge on the matter.

[@Ger1872]

No worries mate

[@bm7282]

but if ma life and ma beliefs are once more under threat, then rest assured that once more I'll defend them tae the death. Quis Seperabit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@ME-hs1ie]

Who shall separate us. 🇬🇧

[@ianfindlay3283]

The time is coming brother 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇮🇱

[@rabmoffat]

Quis Seperabit

[@therabman_5606]

Well said!

[@applemac100100]

I stand for the crown rights of King Jesus of whom the Queen or future King of England is but a subject. Protestantism was the name given to those in Europe who stood for the doctrine of justification by faith alone by Christ alone through scripture alone. Sadly many so called Protestants have never heard of this and are just a bunch of beer swilling louts. Our present monarchy is tied to the Church of Rome so called whom Martin Luther of reformation fame called the Antichrist or the whore mentioned in The book of Revelation. Times have sadly changed.

[@georgelawson5051]

Remember our real history

[@hj-pt3wo]

The rise of protestantism in France 1520 1563

[@jamespeebles527]

God save the king

[@Viscount_Castlereagh]

I wonder what the Covenanters would think of todays "Kirk"?

[@easyok9509]

They would be ashamed and furious.

[@alanmartin3430]

What do you think papish cunts

[@charlestaylor8566]

I am a Covenanter soldier , on the odd weekend around Scotland with Erskines Reg !

[@ianfindlay3283]

Awont to know wit the snp think about the kirk and the covenanter bluidy mckenzie

[@ianfindlay3283]

For the kirk

[@jwales8133]

Pity the kirk won't defend their flock whilst Scotland is turned into a rabid republican shitehole

[@hj-pt3wo]

William the silent 1560

[@chrisjardine4013]

Greatest song ever

[@allybally0021]

Love this song. I wish the Scots were taught their history at school a little less selectively......the SNP will not allow it for some reason.

[@Ger1872]

The reasons are pretty clear

[@allybally0021]

@@Ger1872 Aye true....God bless ya for posting this gem.

[@steveljub1]

Love this - so true!

[@georgejob2156]

It was Labour who objected,

[@radleytube]

​@@Ger1872do you want to be part of the UK or Scotland, choose ! Which one ?

[@timtamtheturtleman4598]

0:38 What is the name of this painting?

[@Ger1872]

The Covenanters by William Harris Weatherhead (1843-1903)

[@AAA-fh5kd]

Wha is the singer o the sang?

[@Ger1872]

I think it's The Lanarkshire Songwriters; www.lanarkshiresongwriters.co.uk/about-us/

[@AAA-fh5kd]

Thenkee. We'll hae a wee howk aboot an leuk see.@@Ger1872

[@sammvimes1]

Four little words we'll never say, we'll no say them at all. What does that mean?

[@nobbyboy2638]

God Save The King.

[@jwales8133]

​@nobbyboy2638 James the Catholic King

[@thomasmuir9751]

LOYALIST SCOTLAND says hello 🇬🇧❤🤍💙🇬🇧

[@robertthomson9753]

Born free will die free /

[@mikemurphy8749]

Not free from England yet unfortunately

[@Protaras63]

I'm Scottish and am 💯% free ?????? What can't you do that a English person can , IL wait

[@mikemurphy8749]

@@Protaras63 get the government the majority vote for. Simple.

[@Protaras63]

B​@@mikemurphy8749 is English not your chosen language, total gibbering

[@Protaras63]

​@@mikemurphy8749 eh , English language please ,are you illiterate

[@christopheraliaga-kelly6254]

The great irony was that when the news of James II/VII's defeat at the Boyne reached the Continent, the loudest pealing bells were in the Vatican! That's what come of James' siding with Louis XIV of France

[@Prussia1991]

What were those four little words anyway?

[@Prussia1991]

Not being a dick, genuine Curious.

[@nobbyboy2638]

@@Prussia1991 God save the king

[@Prussia1991]

@@nobbyboy2638 huh, never would have guessed those. Any reason those words be so Repugnant? Don't seem so bad a group of words to me (I'm a Yank).

[@nobbyboy2638]

@@Prussia1991 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanters

[@Ger1872]

@@Prussia1991 It would have depended on whether the king was Protestant or Roman Catholic

[@neil5568]

"Sic semper tyrannis"

[@neil5568]

@Ignem Veni Mittere Unleash Clavers in a reign of terror is just one thing that is characterized in this song.

[@neil5568]

@Ignem Veni Mittere Not sure what your question is but I suggest you read also the pre-amble to the Bill of Rights of 1689 that describes 12 tyrannical policies of King James which lead to directly to his deposition.

[@neil5568]

@Ignem Veni Mittere All of them. As the BoR says itself "all which are utterly and directly contrary to the known laws and statutes and freedom of this realm". Do you think that some are NOT the acts of a tyrant?

[@neil5568]

If you can't grasp the meaning in the examples in the preamble I can't help you. Torture (cruel and unusual punishments) such as the Wigton Martyrs (its a picture in the song)? Summary executions in Scotland for failure to take the Abjuration Oath (John Brown, or Broun, of Douglas)? The list is vast. "Conversation" ended. You're welcome.

[@Andre-kd1tk]

Up the blue bunnets

[@BAIRN1876]

Thats a Scottish Jacobite song 1745 🤪😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Andre-kd1tk]

@@BAIRN1876 john paul jones,sw Scotland ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

[@Andre-kd1tk]

@@BAIRN1876 1314 we are the proper slaves heard it aw!♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏👍take it easy humanity ,chill the fuk ooot

[@jamespeebles527]

The covsntinters have rich history in most communities

[@Sonny-m1f]

A health to king James! An Charles Edward Stuart! 🦄⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️🦄

[@PunkRockOilOi]

Brilliant 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@petermcallister107]

As an atheist,homosexual scotsman(military historian and and too lol) religion disgusts me,but often religion is blamed for wars in which it's really just another aggravating factor. Many covenanters saw a slippery slope that would deprive them of more than religious rights beginning. Reading W.Louths new book,published by Helion and Co right now. A proper military history called "Monmouths first rebellion,the later covenenter ridings 1660-1685" . Well worth buying. Lastly I loved the tribute to the late great Angus McBride,he of Osprey book artwork. It's from his two volume of colour plates from the English civil war, volume one ,infantry. Worth getting too. It was a bad time for scotland,witchcraft executions even still taking place,but it was the precursor to the Scottish enlightenment in which religion was forced to step back and many great people advanced world science.

[@Thetheth]

“Religion disgusts me” why?

[@AAA-fh5kd]

Religion was EVERYTHING before modern Nation States (not 'race' or 'nationality'< which didnt exist!). Native americans that 'turned Christian' were thought of (originally) as ...Good Christians. Only Relgion mattered then, in the 17th and into the 18th century...by the end of the 19th century "Nation States" as a concept was the new conception, rather than Religion/Kingdom etc.. You cannot just reframe history with 21st century hindsight and values. the Colonies of the u.s. were.. predominantly Protestant, but each colony had a different main religious group/charter and different ideas about self-government. In any case, the "Scotch-Irish" of colonial America would end up being about 25% of the Continental army during the actual revolution.. That led to a Nation of , former colonies..then Republics. Catch yersel oan pal.

[@AAA-fh5kd]

The "Scottish Englightenment" also saw English as the ascendent language "of rational thought" by Scottish englightenment thinkers while Scots (The language)< was treated as rustic/antiquated etc. So.. there were good and bad aspects.

[@davidmoshonas2184]

Solemn League and Covenant=Scotland forever!

[@benturnbull4009]

Covenant religion King kingdoms

[@ME-hs1ie]

"Let ambition fire thy mind" - King William III

[@blessedassurance8002]

GOD BLESS THE UNION & UNIONISTS!!!

[@johnwilliamknox7156]

Im JOHN KNOX! The Descant of The Main Man. But im A Catholic and proud Republican For a Free SCOTLAND EIRE AND WALES. A CELT and PROUD. REAL SCOTS DON'T HAVE IRISH FLAGS OR ENGLISH FLAGS AT FOOTBALL MATCHES! THERE MESSAGE THERE ?????

[@jwales8133]

Go home and take your quazi Irish football team with you

[@raibeartthehairypict4696]

Take a hop, skip and a jump, back across the Northern channel. As it's only 12 miles to the isle of Ireland. As my friend above said, take your faux Irish ring with you. You have a nasty chip on your shoulder, or fish and chips (but only on a Friday;-))

[@jamesmacgregor195]

No 3rd party.

[@pureloyalist9277]

I used to play with a loyalist flute band called LANARK YOUNG COVENATERS FB 🥁🪈🫡👍🏻