O England! home of homes, we swear,
While we the claims of sonship share,
Whilst thou to us art staunch and true,
Shall we to thee give royal due.
For thee with earth's rude powers contending,
Our hearts and arms their strength are spending.
Thy tongue we speak, thy laws we spread,
Through savage realms thy rights we shed;
Nor e'er shall thou, our…

— Edward Heath Crouch
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