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in memoriam.
In this hour of deep affliction,
Will it comfort you to know
A nation mourns in unison
With sympathetic woe.
Will it comfort you to know
A nation mourns in unison
With sympathetic woe.
God bless the Royal Household,
And our gracious Queen to-day;
And in Thy mercy, comfort, Lord,
Beloved Princess May.
And our gracious Queen to-day;
And in Thy mercy, comfort, Lord,
Beloved Princess May.
Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Henry of Battenberg is dead!
The tidings come from o'er the sea,
Filling all hearts with sympathy
For England's daughter widowed.
The tidings come from o'er the sea,
Filling all hearts with sympathy
For England's daughter widowed.
While others fought for England's weal,
He could not stay at home content,
So left his royal home and went—
His bosom fired with noble zeal—
He could not stay at home content,
So left his royal home and went—
His bosom fired with noble zeal—
To join the chosen gallant band,
Himself a princely Volunteer,
Leaving his wife and children dear,
For hardship in a distant land.
Himself a princely Volunteer,
Leaving his wife and children dear,
For hardship in a distant land.
