There is NO "Anti-Scottish" Verse in the National Anthem
We prove the original 3 verses are the same as the 3 today.
The National Anthem is unique in being a prayer to protect the person who embodies the national soul – God Save our Gracious King – unlike other national anthems which can be jingoistic appeals to abstract notions of national greatness.
Some Scottish nationalists pretend that there is a mysterious verse which is "anti-Scottish" because it states "Lord, g…
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