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Originally Posted by Masterwoodsman;
When Queen Elizabeth II dies and should big ears or his eldest lad take the throne will the national anthem become 'God save our gracious King' ??
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Originally the song was "God Save The King," and the first line was, "God Save Our Lord the King!"
It was first published in 1745, although they had been singing it in the theaters of London already before then. It first appeared sometime between 1740 and 1745, and the first public performance is attributed to a number of different people, as are the writing credits. The tune had been around in various forms for a hundred years or more before that, as an instrumental or with different lyrics.
I don't think they will be doing away with it any time soon, although there have been efforts to have Parliament pass a resolution proposing to create a separate anthem for English sports teams to have as their own, something "with a little more oomph and no mention of God in it!"
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