“Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria”, 1899

Paroles

Soprano

The seaboards are her mantle’s hem; The mountains her cuirass secure; The Southern Cross, the Cynosure, the Cynosure; Her pennant o'er the earth unfurled, her pennant o'er the earth  unfurled, God helping, God helping, none  shall lower yet, none  shall lower lower yet; On the four corners of the world Her admirable throne is set, Established to endure. Most high, most dear, whom all degrees  In all  her workshops, all her marts,  But in all parts where English speech and thought remain, Whatever flag floats on the breeze, whatever flag floats on  the breeze, Her tenderness, her tenderness and wisdom reign, Whatever flag  floats o'er the breeze, Her tenderness and wisdom reign, Queen of the cities and the seas, Queen of all  English, English hearts.

Alto

The seaboards are her mantle’s hem; The mountains her cuirass secure; The jewels in her diaa – dem,  her diadem, her diadem.  The Southern, Southern Cross, the Cynosure, the Cynosure; Her pennant o'er the earth unfurled, her  pennant o'er the earth  unfurled, God helping, God helping, none shall lower yet; God helping, God helping, God helping On the four corners of the world  Her admirable throne is set, her admirable  throne is set, Established to endure. Most high, most dear, whom all degrees  In  all  her workshops, all her marts,  In all her courts  revere, not these alone are hers; not these alone are hers,  are hers; But in all parts where English speech and thought  remain, Whatever flag floats on the breeze, whatever flag floats on   the breeze, Her tenderness and wisdom reign, and wisdom reign, her tenderness, her tenderness and wisdom reign, Her tenderness and wisdom reign,  Queen of the cities and the seas, Queen of the cities and the seas, Queen of  all English,   English hearts.

Tenor

The seaboards are her mantle’s hem; The mountains her cuirass secure; The jewels, the jew – els, the jewels in her diadem, the jewels in her dia– dem. The Southern Cross, the Cynosure, the Cynosure; Her pennant, her pennant o'er the earth unfurled o'er the earth  unfurled, God helping, God helping, God helping, none shall lower yet; God helping, God helping, God helping On the four corners of the world  Her admirable throne is set, her admirable throne is set, Established to endure. Most high, most dear, whom all degrees  In all her workshops, all her marts,  In all,  in all her courts, in all her courts re – vere,  not these alone  are hers; But in all part where English speech and thought  remain, remain, What– ever flag floats on the breeze, on the breeze,  the breeze, Her tenderness, her tenderness, her tenderness and wisdom reign, her tenderness, her tenderness and wisdom reign, Her tenderness and wisdom reign,  Queen of the cities and the seas, Queen of the cities and the seas, Queen of all  English, English hearts.

Bass

The seaboards are her mantle’s hem; The mountains her cuirass secure; The jewels in her diadem, the jewels in  her diaa– dem. The Southern Cross, the Cynosure, the Cynosure; Her pennant, her pennant o'er the earth unfurled o'er the earth  unfurled, God helping, God helping, none, none  shall lower yet, none shall lower, lower yet; On the four corners of the world  Her admirable throne is set, Established to endure. Most high, most dear, whom all degrees  In  all her workshops, all her marts, In all  her courts revere,  not these a– lone,  not these alone,  alone are hers; But in all parts where English speech and thought remain, remain, What– ever flag floats on the breeze, on the breeze,  the breeze, Her tenderness, her tenderness, her tenderness and wisdom reign, Whatev– er flag floats o'er the breeze, Her tenderness and wisdom reign,  Queen of the cities and the seas,  Queen of  all English, English hearts.