God Save the King.

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God Save the King.

God save our gracious King,

Nations and State and King,

God save the King!

Grant him good Peace Divine,

But if his Wars be Thine,

Flash on his Fighting Line

Victory's Wing!

Thou in his suppliant hands

Hast placed such mighty Lands:

Save Thou our King!

As once from golden skies

Rebels with flaming eyes

So the King's enemies

Doom Thou and fling.

Mountains that break the night

Holds he by Eagle Right,

Stretching far wing:

Dawn lands for youth to reap,

Dim lands where Empires sleep

His! And the Lion-Deep

Roars for the King.

But most these few dear miles

Of star-flower-meadowed isles,

England, all Spring.

Scotland that by the marge

Where the blank north doth charge

Hears Thy voice loud and large

Guard, and their King!

Grace on the golden dales

Of Thine old Christian Wales

Shower till they sing, --

Till Erin's island Lawn

Echo the dulcet-drawn

Song with a shout of Dawn --

God save the King!

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God Save the King.
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greatwar_elliott066
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Lest We Forget
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<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">God Save the King.</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">God</span> save our gracious King,</p><p class="line">Nations and State and King,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">God save the King!</p><p class="line">Grant him good Peace Divine,</p><p class="line">But if his Wars be Thine,</p><p class="line">Flash on his Fighting Line</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Victory's Wing!</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Thou in his suppliant hands</p><p class="line">Hast placed such mighty Lands:</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Save Thou our King!</p><p class="line">As once from golden skies</p><p class="line">Rebels with flaming eyes</p><p class="line">So the King's enemies</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Doom Thou and fling.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Mountains that break the night</p><p class="line">Holds he by Eagle Right,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Stretching far wing:</p><p class="line">Dawn lands for youth to reap,</p><p class="line">Dim lands where Empires sleep</p><p class="line">His! And the Lion-Deep</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Roars for the King.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">But most these few dear miles</p><p class="line">Of star-flower-meadowed isles,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">England, all Spring.</p><p class="line">Scotland that by the marge</p><p class="line">Where the blank north doth charge</p><p class="line">Hears Thy voice loud and large</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Guard, and their King!</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Grace on the golden dales</p><p class="line">Of Thine old Christian Wales</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">Shower till they sing, --</p><p class="line">Till Erin's island Lawn</p><p class="line">Echo the dulcet-drawn</p><p class="line">Song with a shout of Dawn --</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:4%">God save the King!</p></div><p class="byline">JAMES ELROY FLECKER.</p></body></html>