<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> · Great War