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

Paroles

Soprano

To her beneath whose stedfast star From pole to pole in lusty play Her English wander, forcing far Their worldingath'ring way;  Out – soar  the Cæsar's eagle flight, Outrun, out– run the Macedonian reign,  Flash  from the flamy Northern night Speech to the Austral main:  To her whose patient eyes have seen Man's knowledge wax thro' ebb and flow, Till some have felt  those bars between  Wind  of the Spirit blow; Tho' some, heartworn with doubt and strife, Would bid the doomful thunder fall, Bind as with bands, with bands the cosmic Life, And dream the end of all: Beyond, beyond their wisdom's bound, Thro' fairer realms the Queen shall roam, Till soul with soul the Wife hath found Her mysticwedded  home  her mystic – wedded home:  While  her longrumoured glories stir The  earthengirdling wave, While her     longrumoured glories stir The blue tide’s earthengirdling wave, The  blue tide's earthengirdling wave,  With love, with life, her Prince and her, with love, with life, her Prince and her The AllFather shield  shield,  shield  and save!  Let the Queen live, live for ever, Let the Queen  live for  ever, live  for ever!

Alto

To her, to her beneath whose stedfast star From pole to pole   in  lusty play Her English wander, forcing far Their worldingath'ring way;  Outsoar the Cæsar's eagle flight, Outrun, outrun  the Macedonian reign, Flash, flash from the flamy Northern night Speech to the Austral main:  To her, to her whose patient eyes have seen Man's knowledge wax thro' ebb and flow, Till some have felt  those bars  between some have felt  Wind  of the Spirit blow;  Tho' some, heartworn with doubt and strife, Would bid the doomful thunder fall, Bind as with bands, with bands the cosmic Life, And dream  the end of all:  Beyond, beyond their wisdom's bound, Thro' fairer realms the Queen shall roam, Till soul with soul the Wife hath found Her mysticwedded  home  her mystic – wedded home:  Her longrumoured glories stir The blue tide's  wave, her glories stir her glories stir The blue tide's earthengirdling wave, Her  longrumoured glories stir, While her  longrumoured glories stir The blue tide's earthen girdling wave, The blue tide's earthengirdling wave, With love, with life, her Prince and her The AllFather shield  and save! With love, with life, her Prince and  her The AllFather shield and  save, the All – Father shield and save! Let the Queen  live for ever, live for ever,   Let  the Queen  live  for ever!

Tenor

To her, to her, to her beneath whose stedfast star From pole to pole in lusty play Her English wander, forcing far Their worldingath'ring way;  Out – soar the Cæsar's eagle flight, the Cæsar's eagle flight, Flash,  flash from the flamy Northern night  Speech to the Austral main:  To her,   to her whose patient, patient eyes have seen Man's knowledge wax thro' ebb and flow, Till some have felt  Wind  of the Spirit, Wind of the Spirit blow;  Tho' some, heartworn with doubt and strife, Would bid the doomful thunder fall, Bind as with bands, with bands the cosmic Life, And dream, dream the end of all:  Beyond, beyond their wisdom's bound, Thro' fairer realms the Queen shall roam, Till soul with soul the Wife hath found Her mysticwedded  home  her mystic – wedded  home:  While her  longrumoured glories stir, while  her longrumoured glories stir The  blue tide's earthengirdling wave, While her longrumoured glories stir The  blue tide's earthengirdling wave, While her  longrumoured glories stir, While her  longrumoured glories stir The blue  tide, the blue tide's earthengirdling wave, With love, with life, her Prince and her The AllFather shield  and save! With love, with life, her Prince and  her The AllFather shield and  save, the All – Father shield and save! Let the Queen  live  for ever, live for ever,  Let  the Queen,  let the Queen live for ever, for ever!

Bass

To her, to her beneath whose stedfast star From pole to pole in lusty play her English wander, forcing far Their worldingath'ring way;  Outsoar the Cæsar's eagle flight, Outrun, outrun the  Macedonian reign, Flash, flash from the flamy Northern night Speech to the Austral main:  To her,  to her whose patient eyes have seen Man's knowledge wax thro' ebb and flow, Till some have felt those bars between Wind of the Spirit blow;  Would bid the doomful thunder fall, Bind as with bands, with bands the cosmic Life, And dream the end of all:  Beyond, beyond their wisdom's bound, Thro' fairer realms the Queen shall roam, Till soul with soul the Wife hath found Her mysticwedded  home  her mystic – wedded home:  While her longrumoured glories stir The blue tide's earthengirdling wave, While her longrumoured glories stir The blue tide's earthengirdling wave, While her longrumoured glories stir The blue tide's earthen_ girdling wave,  With love,  with life,  her Prince  and her The AllFather shield  and save  shield  and save!  Let the Queen  live  for ever, live for ever, Let  the Queen  live  for ever!