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A depiction of Jesus holding a lamb

What are the lyrics to ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ and who wrote the hymn?

India players stand to sing the national anthem at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka

What are the lyrics to India’s national anthem?

Juan Manuel Cat, Santiago Civetta, Manuel Leindekar, Santiago Arata and Gaston Mieres of Uruguay sing the national anthem prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019

What are the lyrics to Uruguay’s national anthem?

Alicia Keys performs Lift Every Voice and Sing

What are the lyrics to ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’, and what is the song’s history?

Bangladesh cricket players line up to sing the National Anthem ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

What are the lyrics to Bangladesh’s national anthem?

‘Auld Lang Syne’ was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns, and is usually sung to fireworks on New Year’s Eve

What are the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne, and what does Auld Lang Syne actually mean?

St Paul’s Cathedral Choir sing ‘Jerusalem’

What are the lyrics to the hymn ‘Jerusalem’ and who composed it?

Parry

London Concert Orchestra performs ‘Rule, Britannia!’ at a Christmas-New Year concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall

What are the lyrics to ‘Rule Britannia’ and who composed it?

Portrait of Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

What are the lyrics to ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ and what do they mean?

Elgar

Australia players sing their national anthem at The Cup of Nations (2019)

What are the lyrics to Australia’s national anthem, ‘Advance Australia Fair’?

Pavarotti sings the powerful Turandot aria, ‘Nessun Dorma’

What are the lyrics to Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’ and what do they mean?

Puccini

Who wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and what are the full lyrics of the popular lullaby?

Who wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and what are the full lyrics of the popular lullaby?

Danny Boy: what are the lyrics and history behind the traditional Irish song?

Danny Boy: what are the lyrics and history behind the traditional Irish song?

Germany sing the national anthem at UEFA Womens Euro 2022 Final at Wembley Stadium

What are the lyrics to the German national anthem, and did they change after World War II?

2018 Rugby Autumn Internationals Ireland v USA Nov 24th

What are the lyrics to the Irish national anthem – and why does Ireland have two anthems?

The lyrics and history of the popular hymn 'Amazing Grace'

What are the lyrics to ‘Amazing Grace’, the traditional hymn?

New Zealand sing the national anthem before the Cup Final of the Women's Sydney Sevens Rugby (2020)

New Zealand national anthem: what are the lyrics to ‘God Defend New Zealand’?

French flag

What are the lyrics to the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise – and what do they mean?

Andrea Bocelli sings Time to say Goodbye, in Italian Con te partirò

Time to Say Goodbye: What are the lyrics, who sings it, and what do the Italian lyrics mean?

Andrea Bocelli

Abide with me can be heard in churches and stadiums alike

What are the lyrics to ‘Abide with Me’ and what’s the hymn’s history?

Happy Birthday lyrics

What are the lyrics to ‘Happy Birthday’, including the additional verses?

The choristers of the Choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal sing during an Evensong service at the Chapel Royal, St James' Palace in London 2018

What are the lyrics to ‘Christ is Made the Sure Foundation’, the coronation hymn?

Jennifer Hudson performs 'America the Beautiful' at the 2013 Pepsi Super Bowl

What are the lyrics to ‘America the Beautiful’, and what’s the patriotic song’s history?

What are the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem ‘O Canada’?

What are the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem ‘O Canada’?

South Africa’s national anthem: what are the lyrics and why are there two separate songs?

South Africa’s national anthem: what are the lyrics and why are there two separate songs?

Andrea Bocelli singing Ave Maria

What are the lyrics to ‘Ave Maria’, and who wrote it?

Parry's 'I Was Glad' will ring through Westminster Abbey for the coronation

‘I Was Glad’: what are the lyrics to Parry’s anthem?

Parry

‘God Save the King’ – Britain’s national anthem, also sung for the English Lionesses

What are the lyrics to ‘God Save the King’, Britain’s national anthem?

George Frideric Handel composed ‘Zadok The Priest’ in 1727

What are the lyrics to Handel’s ‘Zadok The Priest’, the coronation favourite?

Handel

The Westminster Abbey Choristers performing in 1999

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven: what are the lyrics and who wrote the hymn?

Be Thou My Vision has Irish origins – pictured, Letterkenny cathedral in Donegal, Ireland

Be Thou My Vision: what are the lyrics and who wrote the hymn?

Lady Gaga sings US national anthem at Biden inauguration

What are the lyrics to the US National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner?

Hayley Westenra singing 'Pie Jesu'

What are the lyrics to ‘Pie Jesu’?

The Champions League Trophy and the Choir of Westminster Abbey

What is the Champions League music and what are the lyrics to the football anthem?

Anna Siminska as Queen of the Night in the Royal Opera's production of Mozart's Die Zauberflote

What are the lyrics to the ‘Queen of the Night’ aria?

Mozart

Argentinian team sing their national anthem at a rugby test match in Chaco, Argentina

What are the lyrics to Argentina’s national anthem, and why is there a shorter version?

The history, lyrics and meaning of Croatia’s national anthem ‘Our Beautiful Homeland’

What are the lyrics to Croatia’s national anthem, ‘Our Beautiful Homeland’?

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