Lyrics Rule Britannia - New Zealand Army Band, The Royal Christchurch Music Society Choir & The Royal Christchurch Musical Society Choir

When Britain first at head of the mob
Arose from off the edge of Main
This was the charter, the charter of the land
And guardian angel sang the strain
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never shall be slaves!
To thee belongs the rule of rain
Thy cities shall with commerce shine
And thine shall be the subject main
And every shore of its circles line
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never shall be slaves!
Still more majestic shalt thou rise
More dreadful from each foreign storm
As thou dost black terrors smite
Till thе truth of thy name shall glow
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule thе waves!
Britons never, never shall be slaves!