British National Anthem
Called (during a kingship) GOD SAVE THE KING British royal and national anthem. The origin of both
the words and the music is obscure. The many candidates for authorship include
John Bull (c. 1562-1628), Thomas Ravenscroft (c.
1583-c. 1633), Henry Purcell (c. 1639-95), and Henry Carey (c. 1687-1743). The earliest copy of
the words appeared in Gentleman's Magazine in 1745; the tune appeared
about the same time in an anthology, Thesaurus Musicus--in
both instances without attribution. In the same year, "God Save the
King" was performed in two
From
God Save the QueenGod save our
gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen:Send her
victorious,Happy and glorious,Long
to reign over us:God save the Queen.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.Thy choicest
gifts in store,On her be pleased to pour;Long may she reign:May she
defend our laws,And ever give us causeTo
sing with heart and voiceGod save the Queen.
National anthem of
It was
proclaimed the official national anthem on
The music,
written by Calixa Lavallée
(1842-91), a concert pianist and native of Verchères,
Que., was commissioned in 1880 on the occasion of a visit to Quebec by Lord
Lorne (later Duke of Argyll), then governor-general of Canada, and his wife,
Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise. The original French lyrics were
written by Sir Adolphe Basile
Routhier (1839-1920), later chief justice of
O
True
patriot-love in all thy sons command.
With
glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True
North strong and free;
And stand
on guard, O Canada,
We stand
on guard for thee.
O
We stand
on guard, we stand
on guard for thee,
O
O
Great
prairies spread and lordly rivers flow,
How dear
to us thy broad domain,
From East
to Western sea!
Thou land
of hope for all who toil!
Thou True
North strong and free!
O
O
May
stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise
To keep
thee steadfast thro' the years
From East
to Western sea,
Our own
beloved native land,
Our True
North strong and free!
O
Ruler supreme,
Who hearest humble pray'r,
Hold our
Dominion in Thy loving care.
Help us to
find, O God, in Thee
A lasting
rich reward,
As waiting
for the better day,
We ever
stand on guard.
O
O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint
de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton
bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton
histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Sous l'oeil de Dieu, près du fleuve géant,
Le Canadien grandit en espérant.
Il est né d'une race fière,
Béni fut son berceau.
Le ciel a marqué sa carrière
Dans ce monde nouveau.
Toujours guidé par sa lumière,
Il gardera l'honneur de son drapeau,
Il gardera l'honneur de son drapeau.
De son patron, précurseur du vrai Dieu,
Il porte au front l'auréole de feu.
Ennemi de la tyrannie
Mais plein de loyauté,
Il veut garder dans l'harmonie,
Sa fière liberté;
Et par l'effort de son génie,
Sur notre sol asseoir la vérité,
Sur notre sol asseoir la vérité.
Amour sacré du trône et de l'autel,
Remplis nos coeurs de ton souffle immortel!
Parmi les races étrangères,
Notre guide est la loi:
Sachons être un peuple de frères,
Sous le joug de la foi.
Et répétons, comme nos pères,
Le cri vainqueur: "Pour le Christ et le roi,"
Le cri vainqueur: "Pour le Christ et le roi."
National anthem of
Adopted on
The
original music and lyrics were composed by a Scottish-born Australian, Peter Dodds McCormick (1834?-1916), and first performed in
Australians
all, let us rejoice,
For we are
young and free;
We've
golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home
is girt by sea.
Our land
abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty
rich and rare;
In
history's page, let every stage
Advance
In joyful
strains then let us sing,
"Advance
Beneath
our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil
with hearts and hands;
To make
this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned
of all the lands;
For those
who've come across the seas
We've
boundless plains to share;
With
courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia fair.
In joyful
strains then let us sing,
"Advance
National anthem of the
Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, wrote the lyrics after watching
the British attack
Innumerable
publications of the song through the years have shown variations in both words
and music. An official arrangement was prepared by John Philip Sousa for the
U.S. Army and Navy, and music educators have spent much time and effort in
arriving at a practical version. The second and third stanzas are customarily
omitted out of courtesy to the British. The accepted text of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" is as follows:
Oh, say
can you see by the dawn's early light
What so
proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose
broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O'er the
ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?
And the
rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof
through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say
does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the
shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the
foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is
that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it
fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it
catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full
glory reflected now shines in the stream.
'Tis the star-spangled banner, oh, long may it wave
O'er the
land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where
is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the
havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and
a country should leave us no more?
Their
blood has wash'd out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge
could save the hireling and slave
From the
terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, thus
be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between
their lov'd home and the war's desolation!
Blest with
vict'ry and peace may the heav'n-rescued
land
Praise the
power that hath made and preserv'd
Then
conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, "In God is our Trust,"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh!
say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
Oh! say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mist of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep.
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream
'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner. Oh! long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave,
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation,
Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven - rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause is just,
And this be our motto --"In God is our trust."
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.