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	''A Hymn of Empire'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published by [[Metzler & Co.]] in 1909.		''A Hymn of Empire'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published by [[Metzler & Co.]] in 1909.


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	== A Hymn of Empire ==		== A Hymn of Empire ==

	God save England, blessed by Fate,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	So old, yet ever young:~~<br />~~		God save England, blessed by Fate,
	The acorn isle from which the great~~<br />~~		So old, yet ever young:
	Imperial oak has sprung!~~<br />~~		The acorn isle from which the great
	And God guard Scotland's kindly soil,~~<br />~~		Imperial oak has sprung!
	The land of stream and glen,~~<br />~~		And God guard Scotland's kindly soil,
	The granite mother that has bred~~<br />~~		The land of stream and glen,
			The granite mother that has bred
	A breed of granite men!		A breed of granite men!

			God save Wales, from Snowdon's vales
	God save Wales, from Snowdon's vales~~<br />~~		To Severn's silver strand!
	To Severn's silver strand!~~<br />~~		For all the grace of that old race
	For all the grace of that old race~~<br />~~		Still haunts the Celtic land.
	Still haunts the Celtic land.~~<br />~~		And, dear old Ireland, God save you,
	And, dear old Ireland, God save you,~~<br />~~		And heal the wounds of old,
	And heal the wounds of old,~~<br />~~		For every grief you ever knew
	For every grief you ever knew~~<br />~~
	May joy come fifty-fold!		May joy come fifty-fold!

			Set Thy guard over us,
	Set Thy guard over us,~~<br />~~		May Thy shield cover us,
	May Thy shield cover us,~~<br />~~		Enfold and uphold us
	Enfold and uphold us~~<br />~~		On land and on sea!
	On land and on sea!~~<br />~~		From the palm to the pine,
	From the palm to the pine,~~<br />~~		From the snow to the line,
	From the snow to the line,~~<br />~~		Brothers together
	Brothers together~~<br />~~
	And children of Thee.		And children of Thee.

			Thy blessing, Lord, on Canada,
	Thy blessing, Lord, on Canada,~~<br />~~		Young giant of the West,
	Young giant of the West,~~<br />~~		Still upward lay her broadening way,
	Still upward lay her broadening way,~~<br />~~		And may her feet be blessed!
	And may her feet be blessed!~~<br />~~		And Africa, whose hero breeds
	And Africa, whose hero breeds~~<br />~~		Are blending into one,
	Are blending into one,~~<br />~~		Grant that she tread the path which leads
	Grant that she tread the path which leads~~<br />~~
	To holy unison.		To holy unison.

			May God protect Australia,
	May God protect Australia,~~<br />~~		Set in her Southern Sea!
	Set in her Southern Sea!~~<br />~~		Though far thou art, it cannot part
	Though far thou art, it cannot part~~<br />~~		Thy brother folks from thee.
	Thy brother folks from thee.~~<br />~~		And you, the Land of Maori,
	And you, the Land of Maori,~~<br />~~		The island-sisters fair,
	The island-sisters fair,~~<br />~~		Ocean hemmed and lake be-gemmed,
	Ocean hemmed and lake be-gemmed,~~<br />~~
	God hold you in His care!		God hold you in His care!

			Set Thy guard over us,
	Set Thy guard over us,~~<br />~~		May Thy shield cover us,
	May Thy shield cover us,~~<br />~~		Enfold and uphold us
	Enfold and uphold us~~<br />~~		On land and on sea!
	On land and on sea!~~<br />~~		From the palm to the pine,
	From the palm to the pine,~~<br />~~		From the snow to the line,
	From the snow to the line,~~<br />~~		Brothers together
	Brothers together~~<br />~~
	And children of Thee.		And children of Thee.

			God guard our Indian brothers,
	God guard our Indian brothers,~~<br />~~		The Children of the Sun,
	The Children of the Sun,~~<br />~~		Guide us and walk beside us,
	Guide us and walk beside us,~~<br />~~		Until Thy will be done.
	Until Thy will be done.~~<br />~~		To all be equal measure,
	To all be equal measure,~~<br />~~		Whate'er his blood or birth,
	Whate'er his blood or birth,~~<br />~~		Till we shall build as Thou hast willed
	Till we shall build as Thou hast willed~~<br />~~
	O'er all Thy fruitful Earth.		O'er all Thy fruitful Earth.

			May we maintain the story
	May we maintain the story~~<br />~~		Of honest, fearless right!
	Of honest, fearless right!~~<br />~~		Not ours, not ours the Glory!
	Not ours, not ours the Glory!~~<br />~~		What are we in Thy sight?
	What are we in Thy sight?~~<br />~~		Thy servants, and no other,
	Thy servants, and no other,~~<br />~~		Thy servants may we be,
	Thy servants may we be,~~<br />~~		To help our weaker brother,
	To help our weaker brother,~~<br />~~
	As we crave for help from Thee!		As we crave for help from Thee!

			Set Thy guard over us,
			May Thy shield cover us,
			Enfold and uphold us
			On land and on sea!
			From the palm to the pine,
			From the snow to the line,
			Brothers together
			And children of Thee.
			</poem>

	~~Set Thy guard over us,<br />~~
	~~May Thy shield cover us,<br />~~
	~~Enfold and uphold us<br />~~
	~~On land and on sea!<br />~~
	~~From the palm to the pine,<br />~~
	~~From the snow to the line,<br />~~
	~~Brothers together<br />~~
	~~And children of Thee.~~

TCDE-Team at 23:29, 21 March 2026

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	== Editions ==		== Editions ==

	* in ''A Hymn of Empire'' (1909/1911, [[Metzler & Co.]] [UK])		* in ''A Hymn of Empire'' (1909/1911, [[Metzler & Co.]] [UK]) ''sheet music by [[Frederic H. Cowen]]''
	* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])		* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
	* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.\|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])		* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.\|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])

TCDE-Team at 14:11, 17 September 2016

2016-09-17T14:11:56Z

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''A Hymn of Empire'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published by [[Metzler & Co.]] in 1909.

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== Editions ==

* in ''A Hymn of Empire'' (1909/1911, [[Metzler & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (27 january 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (february 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (21 september 1922, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (14 september 1928, [[John Murray]]'s ''Fiction Library'' [UK])

== A Hymn of Empire ==

God save England, blessed by Fate, 
So old, yet ever young: 
The acorn isle from which the great 
Imperial oak has sprung! 
And God guard Scotland's kindly soil, 
The land of stream and glen, 
The granite mother that has bred 
A breed of granite men!

God save Wales, from Snowdon's vales 
To Severn's silver strand! 
For all the grace of that old race 
Still haunts the Celtic land. 
And, dear old Ireland, God save you, 
And heal the wounds of old, 
For every grief you ever knew 
May joy come fifty-fold!

Set Thy guard over us, 
May Thy shield cover us, 
Enfold and uphold us 
On land and on sea! 
From the palm to the pine, 
From the snow to the line, 
Brothers together 
And children of Thee.

Thy blessing, Lord, on Canada, 
Young giant of the West, 
Still upward lay her broadening way, 
And may her feet be blessed! 
And Africa, whose hero breeds 
Are blending into one, 
Grant that she tread the path which leads 
To holy unison.

May God protect Australia, 
Set in her Southern Sea! 
Though far thou art, it cannot part 
Thy brother folks from thee. 
And you, the Land of Maori, 
The island-sisters fair, 
Ocean hemmed and lake be-gemmed, 
God hold you in His care!

Set Thy guard over us, 
May Thy shield cover us, 
Enfold and uphold us 
On land and on sea! 
From the palm to the pine, 
From the snow to the line, 
Brothers together 
And children of Thee.

God guard our Indian brothers, 
The Children of the Sun, 
Guide us and walk beside us, 
Until Thy will be done. 
To all be equal measure, 
Whate'er his blood or birth, 
Till we shall build as Thou hast willed 
O'er all Thy fruitful Earth.

May we maintain the story 
Of honest, fearless right! 
Not ours, not ours the Glory! 
What are we in Thy sight? 
Thy servants, and no other, 
Thy servants may we be, 
To help our weaker brother, 
As we crave for help from Thee!

Set Thy guard over us, 
May Thy shield cover us, 
Enfold and uphold us 
On land and on sea! 
From the palm to the pine, 
From the snow to the line, 
Brothers together 
And children of Thee.

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