THE CHURCH AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
MUCH-DEBATED SECOND VERSE. By Telesraph— Press (Ree. September 20, S.lO p.m.) Ottawa, September 19. . There was an unprecedented demonstration at'the Anglican Synod when a letter from tho House of Bishops was read, over-ruling the derision of the Lower House for tlie deletion of tho second verse of the National Anthem. Tho Bishops decided that the verse could bo sung with all proprioty in war time. Members of Synod enthusiastically sang the verse amid tumultuous cheering.
Tlio second verso of tho National Anthem reads as follows: Oil, Lord,' our God, arise! Scatter liis enemies, . And make tlicui fall'. Confound tlioir politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On I'h.go our honss we ttod AMM JJ*
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2572, 21 September 1915, Page 5
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117THE CHURCH AND NATIONAL ANTHEM Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2572, 21 September 1915, Page 5
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