FOR MY QUEEN by Revd Kurt E. Reinhardt

Let Church bells strike their mournful toll
Thus sounding out her people’s dole;
For our beloved nation’s head,
Our gracious noble Queen is dead.

 In her great heart each had a place
No matter what our creed or race;
Our glorious lady strong yet kind
Would keep us on her thoughtful mind.

From many lands under the sun 
She did unite us all as one;
Although our cultures weren’t the same,
We shared the Queen we all could claim.

 She kept her duty’s solemn call
And gave her life to serve us all;
With constant calm she carried on
Through war and plague and sorrow’s dawn.

 She served us faithfully for years,
Stood fast for us before our fears;
Through all our trials our Queen was there
To give us hope in all that’s fair.

 God grant her now with Christ to rest
In paradise amongst the blest;
And make our new King true to reign 
Long ov’r us in Your Holy Name.