@rileykernaghan It's known best as the 'Commonwealth Verse', written by William Edward Hickson in the C19. The verse is: Not on this land alone But be God's mercies known From shore to shore. Lord, make the nations see That men should brothers be, And from one family The wide world o'er.
Her Most Excellent Majesty Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
The second verse, no longer sung, is "O Lord, our God, arise, scatter her enemies, and make them fall; Confound their politics, frustrate their knavish (orig. Popish) tricks, in thee our hopes we fix, God save us all"
reges198 Actually the original third verse, now used as a second verse is: "Thy choicest gifts in store on her be pleased to pour; long may she reign. May she defend our laws and ever give us cause to sing with heart and voice: God save the Queen."
I have never heard of that verse! I thought that the second was 'O lord our God arise' and the third 'Thy choicest gifts on store on her be pleased to pour'.
@kurloid From what I understand (although I'm not British), the monarch never sings the National anthem during their reign. I'm sure that before her coronation in 1953, she did sing it along with everyone else. If you think about it, I guess it'd be a bit silly for her to be singing about God saving herself...
Similarly, the President of the United States does not salute or sing during "Hail to the Chief." It would be silly because the singing is in honor of the President.
You are quite correct the British Monarch never sings our national anthem, never bows or curtsies to another head of state and another head of state must never turn his/her back on the Monarch.
woobinda "Poor Diana" was a self-seeking, a self-publicist, immature, narrow and selfish. She left absolutely no legacy whatever except her expensive frocks.
John Walsh I thought I was the only one here who knew that. She was also mendacious, malicious, wantonly cruel and totally self obsessed. Prepared to use her children as a weapon against their father, a woman who lied to the public, her private secretary, The Queen's private secretary, who was her own brother in law, her husband, her children and The Queen. A woman who will, when the idiots who believe the fairy tale will be seen to have had as much influence as Caroline of Brunswick.
Diana was an immature, self-seeking, vane, self-publicist. No use to man or beast. Her only legacy, apart from the heir and the spare, is a room full of hideously expensive frocks.
@@peterfrancis8171 The Queen is 94, so it would be tough for her son to be in his 90's. He is almost 72. Her husband is 99, so maybe someone confused father and son.
@@roberthudson1959 The above clip says it's from 2003, so knock of 18 years or so from all your figures. Despite being so much older, I was actually struck by the Duke's miltary bearing - and Charles _does_ sway back and forth here!
Some corrections: God save their gracious me Long live their noble me God save myself Send me victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over them God save myself Thy choicest gift in store On me be pleased to pour Long may I reign May I defend their laws And ever give them cause To sing with heart and voice God save myself! If I were the king I would sing this. LOLOLOL
Baah ! "Thy choicest gifts in store" is not the second verse but the third. Second verse is O Lord, our God arise, Scatter her enemies And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix, God save us all! Look for the lyrics sheet from 1745 @ Wikipedia :)
Another interesting fact about the Queen is that she never crosses arms with other people when "Auld Lang syne" is sung because she is not a so-called "commonor" and therefore can not be seen as one. At least I think that is the reason.
James Gersham Cornelious Sir, the anthem is about the current Head of State regardless of gender she or he just like all UK and other British territories are in her name.
It's for exactly the same reason as when nobody sings "Happy birthday to me" on their birthday. If the song is about you, you are just supposed to shut up and listen!😄