OU R CO UNTRY AND OUR QUEEN.
o 7 ..Zealand! of thee we'll sing, ... In choicest harmony, ;To thee do Britons faithful cling, " Home of the brave and free " ! Tho' tones discordant wonted stray, ■ ; ; * And oceans roar between, . Be this our boast and confidence. Our country and our Queen 1 Can trifles light, or Maories bold, Our onward course arrest, Can mines of wealth, of gold untold, In ceaseless quiet rest ? Can bounteous nature teem forth gifts, A harvest field ne'er glean, •How can we with the patriot cry, Our country and our Queen ? Can years be pass'd, and still roll round, This chosen land of ours, So little fruit in store be found, 111 weeds instead of flowers ? Let truth with pristine colors blend, In its full glory seen, When Maories, one and all will Bhont, Our country and our Queen ! - r Our Sovereign ne'er will yield the palm, In justice to a foe, Nor when provok'd will take alarm, By words, bombast, and show : A fearless part in freedom's cause She plays, so calm, serene, That Britons ne'er will cease to guard, Their Country and their Queen. Then hail Victoria ! hail to tbee, Thy majesty maintain, That we may flourish great and free, Long over ns to reign : We pray that Heav'n may lend thee light, Where obstacles have been, That each to each may catch the strain, Our country and our Queen I J. B.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 209, 4 September 1871, Page 4
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238OUR COUNTRY AND OUR QUEEN. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 209, 4 September 1871, Page 4
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