Land of Hope and Glory
Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned.
God make thee mightier yet!
On Sov'ran 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.
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.
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.
Composer: Edward Elgar
Lyrics by: A.C. Benson
Sung by Clara Butt
Date: 1911
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
Lyrics Retrieved from: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/rulebritannia.html#Land%20of%20Hope%20and%20Glory
Audio file retrieved from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clara_Butt_-_Land_Of_Hope_And_Glory.ogg
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