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Land of Hope and Glory

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Land of Hope and Glory (1902)
by A. C. Benson

"Land of Hope and Glory" is an English patriotic song, written by Edward Elgar with words by A. C. Benson. It is particularly noted for being played on the occasion of the Last Night of the Proms amidst much flag-waving. The song is also used as the anthem of England at the Commonwealth Games; England does not have a national anthem of its own. The music to which the words below are set is a theme from Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1.

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Lyrics

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1

Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned.
God make thee mightier yet!
On Sov'reign brows, beloved, renowned,
Once more thy crown is set.
Thine equal laws, by Freedom gained,
Have ruled thee well and long;
By Freedom gained, by Truth maintained,
Thine Empire shall be strong.

2

Land of Hope and Glory,
Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee,
Who are born of thee?
Wider still and wider
Shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty,
Make thee mightier yet.

3

Thy fame is ancient as the days,
As Ocean large and wide
A pride that dares, and heeds not praise,
A stern and silent pride
Not that false joy that dreams content
With what our sires have won;
The blood a hero sire hath spent
Still nerves a hero son.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1925, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 98 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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