Lyrics to Rule, Britannia

[Avik S. A. Roy]

The poem by James Thomson doesn't seem to match metrically the tune by
Thomas Arne. Does anyone have the lyrics that go with the actual song?

Yours,

Avik

[Wayne Garvin]

Here's what I found in an old (1933) songbook.

Rule Britannia!
- by Dr. Thomas A. Arne

When Britain first, at Heav'n's command
Arose from out the azure main
Arose, arose from out the azure main
This was the Charter, the Charter of the land
And guardian Angels sang this strain

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
For Britons never shall be slaves

The Nations not so blest as Thee
Must in their turns to tyrants fall
Must in, must in their turns to tyrants fall
While thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free
The dread and envy of them all

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
For Britons never shall be slaves

Still more majestic shalt thou rise
More dreadful from each foreign stroke
More dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke
As the loud blast, loud blast that tears the skies
Serves but to root thy native Oak

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
For Britons never shall be slaves

Thee, haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame
All their attempts to bend thee down
All their, all their attempts to bend thee down
Will but arouse, arouse thy gen'rous flame
To work their woe and thy renown

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
For Britons never shall be slaves

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