*pout* I meant among national anthems, not among ALL second verses.
(I have to admit, that is a pretty awesome second verse right there. Its awesomeness is of a very different kind from that of "God Save the Queen"'s second verse; I hesitate to compare them.
In case any of your readers haven't heard it, I'll reproduce that verse here,
Oh Lord our God, arise Scatter her enemies And make them fall Confound their politics Frustrate their knavish tricks On thee our hopes we fix God save us all
Yes, it rhymes "arise" with "enemies". And the third through fifth lines speak for themselves.)
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Date: 2005-07-12 05:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-12 06:17 pm (UTC)See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
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Date: 2005-07-12 06:37 pm (UTC)(I have to admit, that is a pretty awesome second verse right there. Its awesomeness is of a very different kind from that of "God Save the Queen"'s second verse; I hesitate to compare them.
In case any of your readers haven't heard it, I'll reproduce that verse here,
Oh Lord our God, arise
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall
Confound their politics
Frustrate their knavish tricks
On thee our hopes we fix
God save us all
Yes, it rhymes "arise" with "enemies". And the third through fifth lines speak for themselves.)
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Date: 2005-07-12 06:09 pm (UTC)