God Save the Queen

[laboratoryqueen]

This should hopefully be a quick one.

My daughter has been asked to sing a solo of God Save the Queen at the special Remembrance service held by her school on Remembrance day. On searching for the lyrics I'm finding several versions of it. Anyone know which version is normally sung.

God Save the Queen
Lyrics

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.


O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix:
God save the Queen.


Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen

From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!




or



1. God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the Queen


2. O Lord our God arise
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall
Confound their politics
Frustrate their knavish tricks
On Thee our hopes we fix
God save us all


3. Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour
Long may she reign
May she defend our laws
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen


4. Not in this land alone
But be God's mercies known
From shore to shore
Lord make the nations see
That men should brothers be
And form one family
The wide world over


5. From every latent foe
From the assassins blow
God save the Queen
O'er her thine arm extend
For Britain's sake defend
Our mother, prince, and friend
God save the Queen


6. Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring
May he sedition hush
And like a torrent rush
Rebellious Scots to crush
God save the King

 

[Stax]

LQ, stick with the first one, the Rebellious Scots verse tends to jar with soem of us.

Congrats on the wee lass getting chosen, few tears from Mum I would suspect!

 

[laboratoryqueen]

Thanks Stax

Wasn't sure which version is most commonly used these days.

Most likely tears from mum, just hope the wee one holds back hers DT_Xtremez_37:

 

[FOMz]

Ignore Stax. Sing the second one. Who gives a monkies about the sweaties anyhow? Slaves of the English, the lot of 'em. The sooner they realise that the better IMHO.

 

[grumpyoldb]

I've just had a look around, and it seems that there are four versions. That could just complicate things.

I found this
http://www.jilldaniels.com/GodSaveTheQueen.htm

WORDS PROVIDED BY JILL DANIELS SINGER PERFORMER BRITISH PATRIOTIC SONGS

Good luck, and I hope your daughter enjoys herself.

PS, you could play it safe and ask the school to provide the lyrics.

 

[Shugster]

You could try the version from Sid Vicious...

God save the queen her fascist regime
It made you a moron a potential h bomb !

God save the queen she aint no human being
There is no future in englands dreaming

Dont be told what you want dont be told what you need
Theres no future no future no future for you

God save the queen we mean it man (God save window leen)
We love our queen God saves (God save... human beings)

God save the queen cos tourists are money
And our figurehead is not what she seems
Oh God save history God save your mad parade
Oh lord God have mercy all crimes are paid

When theres no future how can there be sin
Were the flowers in the dustbin
Were the poison in your human machine
Were the future your future

God save the queen we mean it man
There is no future in englands dreaming

No future for you no future for me
No future no future for you

Then again, perhaps not.
DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Shugster]

I think you could get away with most versions.

After all how many Goaters know the anthem from start to finish?

Not me for one.
DT_Xtremez_41:

 

[FOMz]

You could try this version by The Stone Roses.

Elizabeth my dear

 

[laboratoryqueen]

FOMz/Shugs I like my daughter being in school thank you DT_Xtremez_31:

 

[Wing boy]

You could try the version from Sid Vicious...

Or Johnny Rotten even.

 

[Shugster]

Or Johnny Rotten even.

Ooooooooh, Get you!
DT_Xtremez_30:DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[Stax]

Or Johnny Rotten even.

Accurate, although Sids version of "My Way" is pretty good (or it was when I was bit punky!)