Britons advance (Philip Hayes)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-03-06). Score information: A4, 1 page, 101 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: Britons advance
Composer: Philip Hayes
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1786 The Muses' Fancy
Description: Written upon the alarm of an invasion.
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Original text and translations
English text
Britons advance to guard your native land;
Together we'll fight till we conquer the miscreant band.
Such cowards, sure, will run from Britons bold;
Then haste, no slves are we, nor will be sold.