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Only one dramatist up to the present has christened a play by the title of the national anthem, and Mr. Allen Upward in June, 1897, sent forth a book called " God Save the Queen/' a tale of '37. Though we call " God Save the Queen" the national anthem, more strictly it should be termed the national melody. Beet-hoven was a great admirer of this essentially British tune. He introduced it into his " Battle Symphony," and observed concerning his use of it: "I must show the English a little what a blessing they have in l God Save the King.' "
Canon Harford, without getting over the difficulty of glorious and " over us," has written an " Imperial version of the National Anthem for the whole British Empire/' with which I conclude:
" GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
" God save our gracious Queen, Long live our Empress 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. Bid strife and envy cease, brotherly love increase Filling our homes with peace, Blessing us all.
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