God bless the Queen.
June 27, 1850.
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(A loyal outburst, occasioned by the cowardly attack upon her Majesty.)
God bless the Queen! that echo darts
Electric through the land;
God save the Queen! a million hearts
Are with its fervour fann'd:
And, God be thank'd! He saves the Queen,
He blesses her in love;
His Providence is ever seen
To guard her from above!
O dastard! thus to strike that brow
Anointed, and so fair;
O brave young Queen! that bruise is now
The brightest jewel there!
In gentlest majesty sublime,
Courageous and serene,—
How nobly does so mean a crime
Add glories to the Queen!
Yes: evil men and evil deeds
Are like some monster chain'd,—
That, when its wickedness succeeds,
Works only good constrain'd:
O Queen! the deed a traitor dares
Is but a kindled spark
To set ablaze thy people's prayers
For Thee, the nation's Ark!
