Henry Ancrum: A Tale of the Last War in New Zealand, Volume 1
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Our ships on every ocean
With gala-flags are hung,
Beneath them, in emotion,
What loyal lays are sung!
Then Cheers, like rolling thunder,
From deck to deck are hurled,
That shake the skies with wonder
And stir the watery world.
O Lord of all creation!
Our prayer with favour hear,
And grant her preservation
For many a coming year.