GOD SAVE THE KING Hymn LYRICS National Anthem UNITED KINGDOM

British Hymn – National Anthem

National Anthem United Kingdom
God Save the King

British national anthem text

Full text of the United Kingdom anthem

Original in English

” God Save the King “, alternatively “God Save the Queen” (dependent on the gender of the reigning monarch), is the national or royal anthem in most Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown Dependencies. Written between 1736 and 1740 and entered into use on September 28, 1744, it is the oldest national anthem in the world. The author of the tune is unknown, and it may originate in plainchant, but an attribution to the composer John Bull is sometimes made.

“God Save the King” is the de facto national anthem of the United Kingdom, and one of two national anthems used by New Zealand since 1977, as well as for several of the UK’s territories that have their own additional local anthem. It is also the royal anthem – played specifically in the presence of the monarch – of the aforementioned countries, as well as Australia (since 1984), Canada (since 1980), Belize (since 1981), Antigua and Barbuda (since 1981), The Bahamas (since 1973), and most other Commonwealth realms.

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United Kingdom – National Hymn

British National Anthem

God Save the King

national anthem of the United Kingdom

Song Lyrics

Full English Text

God save our gracious King!

Long live our noble King,

God save the King!

Send her victorious,

happy and glorious,

long to reign over us,

God save the King!

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 him be pleased to pour,

long may he reign!

May he defend our laws,

and ever give us cause

to sing with heart and voice,