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Rule, Britannia!
British patriotic song
For other uses, see Rule Britannia (disambiguation).
"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson[1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year.[2] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army.[3]
Alfred
Main article: Alfred (Arne opera)
The song was originally the final musical number in Thomas Arne's Alfred, a masque about Alfred the Great, co-written by James Thomson and David Mallet and first performed at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, on 1 August [4]
The work was initially devised to commemorate the accession of Frederick's grandfather George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta.[5]
Lyrics
This version is taken from The Works of James Thomson by James Thomson, Published , Vol II, p. , which includes the entire text of Joseph calleja metropolitan opera!