The Sea Is England's Glory

The sea is England's glory!

The bounding waves her throne;

For ages bright in story,

The ocean is her own.

In war the first, the fearless

Her standard leads the brave,

In peace she reigns so peerless,

The Empress of the wave!

The sea is England's splendour!

Her wealth the mighty main;

She is the world's defender;

The humble to sustain;

Her gallant sons in story

Stand bravest of the brave,

Oh! England's strength and glory

Are on her ocean wave!

Thou loveliest land of beauty!

Where dwells domestic worth,

Where loyalty and duty

Entwine each heart and hearth!

Thy rock is freedom's pillow

The rampart of the brave,

Oh! long as rolls the billow,

Shall England rule the wave!

by

J. W. Lake