UK National Anthem Lyrics – United Kingdom National Anthem

 

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble 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.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save The Queen!

When the monarch of the time is male, “Queen” is replaced with “King” and all female pronouns (emboldened) are replaced with male pronouns. In addition, the lyrics of the 3rd verse (italicised) are slightly modified to read: “With heart and voice to sing, God save the King”.