“God Save the King” sung for the first time in 70 years at London church

Churchgoers at London’s St. Mary’s Church of the Battersea sung “God Save the King” for the first time in over 70 years on Sunday following the accession of King Charles III a day earlier as the country’s new monarch.

For the seven decades Queen Elizabeth II ruled, Britain’s national anthem was “God Save the Queen.”

Charles III was designated as the new King following the death of his mother on Sept. 8 at the age of 96.

The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19.

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[silvialogan]

I sang 'God Save the King' this morning in Church and I live in Canada since Prince Charles is my King now.

[xinli]

Now “God save the queen” sounds so nostalgic 😔

[typingcat]

After singing "God save the QUEEN" for their entire lifetime, singing "King" must feel weird.

[mialewis]

My great-grandparents sang this version, now it will be my turn to sing. God save the king 👑🇬🇧

[avantelvsitania]

Attention
When the verse would read

“And sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen”

It is changed to

“With heart and voice to sing
God save the King”

So it rhymes

[melindaengstrom]

May God rest her Majesty’s soul and bless King Charles III! Greetings from Sweden

[TheXanderVan]

Charles-William-George, , atleast God Save The Queen will be play agin more than 100 years from now, ,

[LiveBroadcast-it]

GOD SAVE THE KING!
HAIL TO THE KING!

[nothingbutthetruth]

God will save the king if he is fully devoted to God like his mother the Queen did.

[lionglouie]

I am chinese living in indonesia.i believe jesus christ is the only way to heaven.i believe the king james bible is only true bible and most accurate bible.

I love UK and USA for the center of christianity and english language😇

[MM-stvu]

We sang this at church today. I live in the United States.

[dthemanJ]

The King part seems rather weird for me since the song has been Queen my entire life.

[loveisall]

The sad part is the sparse attendance here...

[BoyBoy-qvig]

Long live the King and long live the Empire!

[andrea.]

god save thekingis back later 70 yearsold, when was king george vi the father of the queel lillybeth

[centuryhousegames]

JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!!!!

[ukraineballanim]

Organ and people just sing 1 second after the first verse

[MultiJosh]

Its a sad picture, when you realize thst besides empty pews, almost 80% of church attendants are aging folks. Where are the young people? The youths or kids? Is Christianity on the decline to this extent?

[fulloflife]

King or queen doesn't matter, why are national anthems being sung in church? We go there for one person alone, Jesus Christ.

[syaffuannajib]

must be difficult for "non-binary" king🤔. can u even imagine how annoying that would be