12 lieder verschiedener völker: No. 1 “God save the King”, WoO 157/1

Catalogue title: 12 Songs of Various Nationalities.

Scoring: voice, mixed chorus (STB), violin, cello, piano (Nos.1, 9, 11) voice, violin, cello, piano (Nos.2, 8, 10, 12) 2 sopranos, bass, violin,...Read more

Catalogue title: 12 Songs of Various Nationalities.

Scoring: voice, mixed chorus (STB), violin, cello, piano (Nos.1, 9, 11) voice, violin, cello, piano (Nos.2, 8, 10, 12) 2 sopranos, bass, violin, cello, piano (Nos.3, 4) soprano, tenor, bass, violin, cello, piano (Nos.5, 7) 2 voices, violin, cello, piano (No.6).

Composed: 1815-20.

Individual item 1 from the corresponding collection, not the complete set.

Item in the set: God save the King. Maestoso con molto spirito (B ♭ major).

Sung text (original language):
SOLO
God save our Lord the King!
Long live our gracious King!
God save the King!

CHORUS
God save our Lord the King!
Long live our gracious King!
God save the King!

SOLO
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us,
God save the King!

CHORUS
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us,
God save the King!

SOLO
O Lord, our God, arise,
scatter his enemies
and make them fall!

CHORUS
O Lord, our God, arise,
scatter his enemies
and make them fall!
SOLO
Confound their polities,
frustrate their Knavish tricks,
on thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all!

CHORUS
Confound their polities,
frustrate their Knavish tricks,
on thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all!

SOLO
Thy choicest gifts in store,
on him be pleased to pour,
long may he reign!

CHORUS
Thy choicest gifts in store,
on him be pleased to pour,
long may he reign!

SOLO
May he defend our laws,
and ever give us cause,
to sing, with heart and voice,
God save the King!

CHORUS
May he defend our laws,
and ever give us cause,
to sing, with heart and voice,
God save the King!

Henry Carey

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