NEW IMPERIAL ANTHEM.
The following imperial anthem was written in commemoration of the recent i'mnicrs' vi.-it 1o The words nro by .Joseph TotM and the music is by .Mr (1. IL Parker. The anthem has been ;ie((:pte<l by Uu i King: fiod bless our Kmpire vast; O'er it Thy Aierey east. Protecting Power; May every Colony— And each Dependency--J?e true to all. and Thee; Their Shield and Tower. Whw Northern Lights do glow On idnpirr. her# unci snow, Tn Arctic Zone; Where the fierce Tropie paina; Where fall torreutial rains; O'er rangr-. and torrid plains— Uek'ii; Thee alone! Cod bh-ss our "Motherland; Alnv she for ever stand, I'oine of the free; trend of all nation's laws— Virst in each noble cause— A veil or still of wars; Make her to be.
Bless Thou our Sovereign King; Mav his reign ever bring Honor and peace; And though the sens divide. Let cverv branch abide Staunch to its source, and guide, And strong in Thee
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 27 July 1907, Page 3
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163NEW IMPERIAL ANTHEM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 27 July 1907, Page 3
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