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% 3/4 God Save the King
% Lyrics (From Wikipedia)
\version "2.18.2"
composerLyrics = ""
lyricsglobal = {}
% Music
songA = {
d4 d4 e4 |
c4. d8 e4 |
f4 f4 g4 |
f4. e8 d4 |
e4 d4 c4 |
d2. |
A4 A4 A4 |
A4. g8 f4 |
g4 g4 g4 |
g4. f8 e4 |
f4 g8([ f8)] e8([ d8)] |
f4. g8 A4 |
A8( g8) f4 e4 |
d2.
}
lyricsA = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = #"1."
God save our grac- ious King,
Long live our no- ble King,
God save the King:
Send him vic- tor- i- ous,
Hap- py and glor- i- ous,
Long to reign ov- er us:
God save the King.
}
verseA = \markup \column {
\line \bold {1.}
\line { God save our gracious King,}
\line { Long live our noble King,}
\line { God save the King:}
\line { Send him victorious,}
\line { Happy and glorious,}
\line { Long to reign over us:}
\line { God save the King.}
}
verseB = \markup \column {
\line \bold {2.}
\line { O Lord, our God, arise,}
\line { Scatter him enemies,}
\line { And make them fall:}
\line { Confound their politics,}
\line { Frustrate their knavish tricks,}
\line { On thee our hopes we fix:}
\line { God save us all.}
}
verseC = \markup \column {
\line \bold {3.}
\line { Thy choicest gifts in store,}
\line { On him be pleased to pour;}
\line { Long may she reign:}
\line { May she defend our laws,}
\line { And ever give us cause}
\line { To sing with heart and voice}
\line { God save the King.}
}
verseD = \markup \column {
\line \bold {4.}
\line { Not in this land alone,}
\line { But be God's mercies known,}
\line { From shore to shore!}
\line { Lord make the nations see,}
\line { That men should brothers be,}
\line { And form one family,}
\line { The wide world over.}
}
verseE = \markup \column {
\line \bold {5.}
\line { From every latent foe,}
\line { From the assassins blow,}
\line { God save the King!}
\line { O'er him thine arm extend,}
\line { For Britain's sake defend,}
\line { Our father, prince, and friend,}
\line { God save the King!}
}
verseF = \markup \column {
\line \bold {During the Jacobite Risings:}
\line { Lord grant that Marshall Wade}
\line { May by thy mighty aid}
\line { Victory bring.}
\line { May he sedition hush,}
\line { And like a torrent rush,}
\line { Rebellious Scots to crush.}
\line { God save the King!}
}