England Anthem
Fri, 18 May 2001 10:06
The oldest most widely known national anthem, "God Save The Queen" was adopted by the then new United Kingdom of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland some time in the early eighteenth century. With the rise of the British Empire the anthem was also used throughout much of the world for countries such as Australia, South Africa etc. In more recent times with the rise of Scottish and Welsh identity, there have been calls to adopt an English-specific anthem. Traditionally only the first verse is sung.
God 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!