Henry Ancrum: A Tale of the Last War in New Zealand, Volume 1
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Awake, O happy nation! From town to village-green, With songs of gratulation
Salute our honoured Queen.
For fifty years, unaltering.
She well has filled the throne:
Our reverence still unfaltering,
And all our hearts her own.
O Lord of all creation!
Our prayer with favour hear,
And grant her preservation
For many a coming year.