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!
JAMES ELROY FLECKER.