"Soldiers of the King" - British Patriotic Song

Soldiers of the King is a song written and composed by Leslie Stuart. The song is often sung and published as "Soldiers of the Queen" depending on the reigning monarch at the time. The tune was originally composed by Stuart as a march celebrating the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal. The lyrics were added at a later date and the title changed.
The song served as the regimental march of the Queen's Regiment, 1966-1992. In 1992 the Queens Regiment and Royal Hampshire's became the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment who now use the song Soldiers of the Queen as their regimental song. It is also the regimental march of the combined 2nd and 14th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment; the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps and the Lord Strathcona's Horse, the second most senior of Canada's Cavalry Regiments. It was used as the de facto marchpast of the British Army during the Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster. The song was sung by the public attending a farewell function in Brisbane, Australia, the day before the departure of the 1st contingent QMI, to the Boer War. It was again sung as the contingent left Brisbane on board S.S. Cornwall on 1 November 1899.
LYRICS:
Britons once did loyally declaim
About the way we rul'd the waves
Ev'ry Briton's song was just the same,
When singing of our soldier braves.
All the world had heard it
wonder'd why we sang,
And some have learn'd the reason why
But we're forgetting it,
And we're letting it
Fade away and gradually die,
Fade away and gradually die.
So when we say that England's master,
Remember who has made her so
It's the Soldiers of the King, my lads
Who've been my lads,
Who're seen my lads,
In the fight for England's glory, lads,
When we've had to show them what we mean:
And when we say we've always won,
And when they ask us how it's done,
We'll proudly point to ev'ry one
of England's soldiers of the King!
War clouds gather over ev'ry land,
Our flag is threaten'd east and west.
Nations that we've shaken by the hand
Our bold resources try to test
They thought they found us sleeping
thought us unprepar'd,
Because we have our party wars,
But Englishmen unite when they're call'd to fight
The battle for Old England's common cause,
The battle for Old England's common cause.
So when we say that England's master,
Remember who has made her so.
It's the Soldiers of the King, my lads
Who've been my lads,
Who're seen my lads,
In the fight for England's glory, lads,
When we've had to show them what we mean:
And when we say we've always won,
And when they ask us how it's done,
We'll proudly point to ev'ry one
of England's soldiers of the King!
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[@patrioticarchive]

Any version of this song is just brilliant. God save the King! 🇬🇧

[@robnewman6101]

GOD BLESS THE BRITISH ARMY.

[@robnewman6101]

For Majesty & for Country.
👑🏰⚔️🛡️🇬🇧🛡️⚔️🏰👑

[@robnewman6101]

GOD SAVE THE KING.
LONG LIVE THE KING.

[@Viper97Gaming]

RULE BRITANNIA!🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@robnewman6101]

Bravo.

[@nertherite_pig8717]

God Bless The King And The Red Hand! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@southkoreaball4389]

Nice song!

[@robertmorley9149]

Brilliant

[@JohnHitchcock-um1gz]

God Save His Majesty The King and Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales!

[@loisgriffindoesyoutube]

God save Charles III

[@elieabi-lamah2209]

😊👼👼🇬🇧
God Save The King 🤴
Let the King Reigns Forevermore
Let the King Lives Forevermore
Amen
IC XC

[@pilipinassaroblox]

Noice.

[@matthewjabeznazario8769]

Ang ganda mo ito, ah?

[@lawrencelinehan4602]

Who is the singer and when was this recorded ?

[@evansnavely5378]

As an American I unfortunately can’t relate

[@icemanire5467]

You need to take the butcher's apron off my country.

[@Dryhten1801]

Cry

[@robnewman6101]

Don't be Ridiculous!

[@globe0147]

It’s from WW1 mate

[@fernandoparedes2340]

🇬🇧🤝🇨🇱