The Sailor's Tragedy (1823)/The King's Anthem
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THE KING's ANTHEM
Fame let thy trumpet ſound,
Tell all the world around,
Great George is King!
Tell Rome, and France, and Spain,
Britannia ſcorns their chain;
All their vile arts are vain:
Great George is King!
Tell all the world around,
Great George is King!
Tell Rome, and France, and Spain,
Britannia ſcorns their chain;
All their vile arts are vain:
Great George is King!
We will his life defend,
And make his power extend
Wide as his fame.
May choiceſt bleſſings shed
On his exalted head,
And make his foes to dread
Great George our King.
And make his power extend
Wide as his fame.
May choiceſt bleſſings shed
On his exalted head,
And make his foes to dread
Great George our King.
He peace and plenty brings,
While Rome's deluded Kings
Waſte and deſtroy.
Then let his people ſing,
Long live Great George our King,
From whom such bleſſings ſpring,
Freedom and joy.
While Rome's deluded Kings
Waſte and deſtroy.
Then let his people ſing,
Long live Great George our King,
From whom such bleſſings ſpring,
Freedom and joy.
FINIS.