From the opening concert of the Aldeburgh Festival of 1953, here is tenor Peter Pears singing the original version of Arne's setting of the James Thomson text which was written for the triumphant climax of "Alfred", a patriotic Masque of 1740.

Here is a link to Cornish baritone Benjamin Luxon singing Arne's celebrated Ode:
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And a link to my Peter Pears playlist:
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