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A WORD FOR THE NAVY

 

I

Queen born of the sea, that hast borne her

The mightiest of seamen on earth,
Bright England, whose glories adorn her
And bid her rejoice in thy birth
As others made mothers
Rejoice in births sublime,
She names thee, she claims thee,
The lordliest child of time.

II

All hers is the praise of thy story,

All thine is the love of her choice
The light of her waves is thy glory,
The sound of thy soul is her voice.