God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen of God Save the King (Afrikaans: God bewaar ons Koningin) is 'n volkslied wat in 'n aantal Britse Statebond-lande in gebruik is. Die lied is die nasionale volkslied van die Verenigde Koninkryk en Nieu-Seeland, die koninklike volkslied in die volgende lande: Antigua en Barbuda, Australië, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Kanada, Grenada, Jamaika, St. Kitts en Nevis, Tuvalu, in die oorsese gebiede Anguilla, Bermuda, Brits-Antarktiese Gebied, Britse Indiese Oseaangebied, Britse Maagde-eilande, Falkland-eilande, Gibraltar, Kaaimanseilande, Montserrat, Pitcairneilande, Sint Helena, Ascension en Tristan da Cunha, Suid-Georgië en die Suidelike Sandwicheilande, Turks- en Caicos-eilande en in die kroongebiede Guernsey, Jersey en die Eiland Man die koninklike volkslied.
- 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!
- 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 cause
- To sing with heart and voice,
- God save the Queen!
Die laaste drie van die voormalige ses verse is nie meer in gebruik nie:
- Not in this land alone,
- But be God's mercies known,
- From shore to shore!
- Lord make the nations see,
- That men should brothers be,
- And form one family,
- The wide world over.
- From every latent foe,
- From the assassins blow,
- God save the Queen!
- O'er her thine arm extend,
- For Britain's sake defend,
- Our mother, prince, and friend,
- God save the Queen!
- Lord grant that Marshall Wade
- May by thy mighty aid
- Victory bring.
- May he sedition hush,
- And like a torrent rush,
- Rebellious Scots to crush.
- God save the Queen!
Is die monarg 'n koning, word die volgende worde vervang Queen/King, she/he, her/him, her/his en die laaste twee verse verander in:
- With heart and voice to sing,
- God save the King
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