Haydn wrote a version of it dedicated to Emperor Franz after hearing it in 1794 and its second stanz
Haydn wrote a version of it dedicated to Emperor Franz after hearing it in 1794 and its second stanza encourages the title figure to frustrate the knavish tricks of enemies. The title appears in the King James Bible (*) and was once a naval watchword where the response was "Long to reign over us". The first national anthem to be adopted, this is, FTP, what song that entreats a deity to preserve the British monarch and which shares a tune with "My Country, ‘Tis of Thee".
Haydn wrote a version of it dedicated to Emperor Franz after hearing it in 1794 and its second stanza encourages the title figure to frustrate the knavish tricks of enemies.
God Save the Queen (also accept God Save the King)