My Country 'Tis Of Thee
SMS Men's Chorus Lyrics
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@andrew_koala2974
The melody continues to be used for the national anthem of Liechtenstein, "Oben am jungen Rhein", and the Royal anthem of Norway, "Kongesangen".
In the United States, the melody is used for the patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".
Beyond its first verse, which is consistent, "God Save the Queen/King" has many historic and extant versions.
Since its first publication, different verses have been added and taken away and, even today, different publications include various selections of verses in various orders.
In general, only one verse is sung. Sometimes two verses are sung, and on rare occasions, three.
The sovereign and her or his spouse are saluted with the entire composition, while other members of the Royal Family who are entitled to royal salute (such as the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex along with their spouses) receive just the first six bars.
The first six bars also form all or part of the Vice Regal Salute in some Commonwealth realms outside the UK (e.g., in Canada, governors general and lieutenant governors at official events are saluted with the first six bars of "God Save the Queen" followed by the first four and last four bars of "O Canada"), as well as the salute given to governors of British overseas territories.
In The Oxford Companion to Music, Percy Scholes points out the similarities to an early plainsong melody, although the rhythm is very distinctly that of a galliard, and he gives examples of several such dance tunes that bear a striking resemblance to "God Save the King/Queen".
Scholes quotes a keyboard piece by John Bull (1619) which has some similarities to the modern tune, depending on the placing of accidentals which at that time were unwritten in certain cases and left to the discretion of the player (see musica ficta).
He also points to several pieces by Henry Purcell, one of which includes the opening notes of the modern tune, setting the words "God Save the King".
Nineteenth-century scholars and commentators mention the widespread belief that an old Scots carol, "Remember O Thou Man" was the source of the tune.
The first published version of what is almost the present tune appeared in 1744 in Thesaurus Musicus.
The 1744 version of the song was popularised in Scotland and England the following year, with the landing of Charles Edward Stuart and was published in The Gentleman's Magazine (see illustration above)
This manuscript has the tune depart from that which is used today at several points, one as early as the first bar, but is otherwise clearly a strong relative of the contemporary anthem.
It was recorded as being sung in London theatres in 1745, with, for example, Thomas Arne writing a setting of the tune for the Drury Lane Theatre.
Scholes' analysis includes mention of "untenable" and "doubtful" claims, as well as "an American misattribution".
The French Marquise de Créquy wrote in her Souvenirs that a song named "Grand Dieu, sauvez le Roi!"
("Great God, save the King"), with words by Marie de Brinon [fr] and music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, was performed in gratitude for the survival by Louis XIV of an anal fistula operation.
The surgical knife purpose-made for the occasion is on display in the Musée d'histoire de la médecine.
Créquy claimed that the tune was later plagiarized by Handel, and so adopted by the British as "un de leurs air nationaux".
The entire story might have been intended as a joke.
After the Battle of Culloden, the Hanover dynasty supposedly adopted this melody as the British anthem.
A different song, "Domine, Salvum Fac Regem" ("Lord, save the King"), was the unofficial French anthem until 1792.
Scholes recommends the attribution "traditional" or "traditional; earliest known version by John Bull (1562–1628)". The English Hymnal (musical editor Ralph Vaughan Williams) gives no attribution, stating merely "17th or 18th cent."
Original lyrics
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God save great George our king
God save our noble king,
God save the king!
Send him victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the king!
@ThatGuyRBY
As someone who is both British and American, my patriotism compass is currently spinning uncontrollably. I think I need a second.
@christopherheim5247
I can certainly relate! Born American, but married a British girl and moved to London nearly 4 years ago. Love both countries dearly.
@thealandislands4061
@RBY how can you be 2 nationalities?
@JackTheSlayer-ok5eq
@@thealandislands4061 one parent is British the other is american
@euanrennie1245
@@thealandislands4061 and what flag are you using as your profile picture? Hmmm I’m not sure I’ve seen that one before?
@thealandislands4061
@@euanrennie1245 it’s the flag of the Åland Islands 🇦🇽
@photographingtoronto2350
This reminds us of how close the United States and the United Kingdom are in history. As Churchill said: two nations divided by a common language!
@dianascrimger284
How true
@hecterthehivewing1056
Australia: am I a joke here?
@worstplayerxd5012
@@hecterthehivewing1056 australia is a former colony of the U.K or "Great Britain" and besides most people who live there are ancestors of British prisoners who sailed to Australia to build infrastructure hey no offense I'm speaking real facts here don't think I hate Australian people they're nice people