2007-06-27 20:39:44 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
everything and anything
2007-06-27 20:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If Wikipedia is correct, the anthem might be requesting salvation from the Scots as evidenced by a much forgotten fourth verse:
Lord grant that Marshall Wade,
May by this might aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.
Other forgotten verses are noticeably anti-French.
2007-07-01 19:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be protection from pretend nobles trying to cash in on the family "firm," protection from anarchists, disgruntled yahoo answer people and save her health.
A study was done on prayer and as it was said, at the time, prayers were offered for the monarch for good health and probably many prayers were offered to lawyers for their demise, and given the stats of life and death of monarchs and lawyers, the conclusion was that prayer was not effective in this these requests.
2007-06-30 06:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old saying going back to the middle ages, when a popular person was crowned, they would ask the good lord to save the monarch from all harm.
2007-06-30 03:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by dtedad-50 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The A-team
2007-06-27 20:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by amnm222 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Possibly the Scots? I think the second or third verse alludes to the sweaties.
2007-06-28 00:55:40 · answer #6 · answered by Namlevram 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Death, the lines of the first verse state "Long live our noble queen" and "Long to reign over us"
2007-06-27 20:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johny Rotten
2007-06-27 20:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by Rob M 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
From bad decisions and from human error. it is not easy leading a country with out the wisdom from God.
2007-06-27 21:04:38 · answer #9 · answered by Kitt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Scots are mentioned in one of the verses!
2007-06-27 20:54:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America.
2007-06-27 20:43:26 · answer #11 · answered by aston184 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋