"OUR KING! MAY HEAVEN GUARD HIM."
'(Words by Henry Branch. Music by Ernest A. Dicks.)-
Throughout the Realm most royal Where'er the, winds may sweep, j "Where'er the brave and loyal • •; Britannia's watch-word keep, :; ■ | Far, far beyond the ocean, On mountain a!nd on plain, , ; Raise- now a chorus, stately, / , Raise now a fervent strain. f Our King! may Heaven guard him, That glorious he may be, . As Lord of mighty .Britain • And monarch of the sea. . 1 From out the, pomp and glory, " Witli which he takes his crown, There sounds an ancient story, / ? Of honour and renown ; Yet dim thei olden splendour ." To that which late we knew, - The Queen of matchlesswisdom, The son so tried and true, f , Our King! etc;" ' . As Britain's'■ 'Happy Keeper" his r father's name, v • Inspired by. .mem'ries deeper Than human lips can frame, King George with courage dauntless v . Goes forth upon his way 1 , The love of God and people . . His guerdon and his stay. l ; Our King! etc. 1
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10189, 15 March 1911, Page 6
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169"OUR KING! MAY HEAVEN GUARD HIM." Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10189, 15 March 1911, Page 6
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