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Themes and Variations
‘Stranger!—That ragged ensign
By northern winds unrolled,
Is dipped in blood whose colour
Was never bought or sold.
The heart of England’s bravest
Still beats on the bending mast,
Sull burns at the hattle signal,
And rushes before the blast!’
By northern winds unrolled,
Is dipped in blood whose colour
Was never bought or sold.
The heart of England’s bravest
Still beats on the bending mast,
Sull burns at the hattle signal,
And rushes before the blast!’
From the iron-bound Crimea
Came this royal crimson stain;
This from the palms of Lucknow,
This from Egyptian plain.
This from the wave-worn sailor,
This from the Christian seer,
This from the Austral desert,—
The blood of the pioneer.
Came this royal crimson stain;
This from the palms of Lucknow,
This from Egyptian plain.
This from the wave-worn sailor,
This from the Christian seer,
This from the Austral desert,—
The blood of the pioneer.
And this, the heroic story
Of mother, maid, and wife,
Who gave to its hue of glory
All the dearest light of life.
So, wrapped in these faithful colours
And looking with hope on high,
Our England presses forward
To her immortality.
Of mother, maid, and wife,
Who gave to its hue of glory
All the dearest light of life.
So, wrapped in these faithful colours
And looking with hope on high,
Our England presses forward
To her immortality.