Land of Hope and Glory Songtext

von Sir Edward Elgar

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Der Songtext "Land of Hope and Glory" von Sir Edward Elgar ist eine Hymne auf das Vereinigte Königreich und seine Geschi...

Land of Hope and Glory,
Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee,
Who are born of thee?
Wider still, and wider,
Shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty,
Make thee mightier yet!

Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned.
God make thee mightier yet!
On Sov′ran brows, beloved, renowned,
Once more thy crown is set.
Thine equal laws, by Freedom gained,
Have ruled thee well and long;
By Freedom gained, by Truth maintained,
Thine Empire shall be strong.

Thy fame is ancient as the days,
As Ocean large and wide:
A pride that dares, and heeds not praise,
A stern and silent pride.
Not that false joy that dreams content
With what our sires have won;
The blood a hero sire hath spent
Still nerves a hero son.