Blessed Charles, King and Martyr

O holy King, whose severed head    The Martyr's Crown doth ray With gems for every blood-drop shed,    Saint Charles! for England pray. For England's Church, for England's realm    (Once thine in earthly sway,) Lest storms our Ark should overwhelm,    Saint Charles of England, pray! Thou for thy murderers didst plead    That January day; O still, in this our hour of need,    Saint Charles! for England pray. Let us with him whose Crown is won,    Meet adoration pay To God the Father, God the Son,    And Paraclete alway. Regicide: 30 January 1649

Lord, let the strain arise

With thankful hearts