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NATIONAL HYMNS.
L. M.( 85.)
KING of kings, Thy blessing shed On our anointed sovereign's head; And, looking from Thy holy heaven, Protect the crown Thyself hast given.
2 Her with Thy choicest mercies bless, To all her counsels give success; In war, in peace,* on Thee we lean, Thy strength command, God save the Queen.
3 Her may we honour and obey,
Uphold her right and lawful sway, Remembering that the powers that be Are ministers ordained of Thee.
4 Thou, ever mindful of her want, Through all her days Thy blessing grant; And bid the golden circlet spread Its purest splendours round her head.
5 And oh! when earthly thrones decay, And earthly kingdoms fade away, Grant her a throne in worlds on high, A crown of immortality.
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Cotterill's Selection.
II. PRAYER AND HUMILIATION.
6.6.4.6.6.6.4.( 132.)
OD bless our native land:
Her strength and glory stand Ever in Thee!
Her faith and laws be pure,
Her throne and hearths secure; And let her name endureHome of the free.
* Or, as in the original text:
"... Thy succour bring,
Thy strength command, God save the King."