Editing God Save the King (section)

===Other British anthems===
Frequently, when an anthem is needed for one of the constituent [[countries of the United Kingdom]]{{spaced ndash}} at an international sporting event, for instance{{spaced ndash}} an alternative song is used:
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* England generally uses "God Save the King", but "[[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]", "[[Rule, Britannia!]]" and "[[Land of Hope and Glory]]" have also been used.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/theater/20time.html?ref=arts| work=[[The New York Times]]| title=Time, and the Green and Pleasant Land| first=Ben| last=Brantley| author-link=Ben Brantley| date=20 July 2009| access-date=23 April 2010| archive-date=19 December 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219034205/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/theater/20time.html?ref=arts| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britannia.com/history/rulebrit.html Britannia History – Rule Britannia!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213064136/http://britannia.com/history/rulebrit.html |date=13 December 2010 }} Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
** At international [[test cricket]] matches, [[England cricket team|England]] has, since 2004, used "Jerusalem" as the anthem.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4217144.stm Sing Jerusalem for England!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206124659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4217144.stm |date=6 December 2008 }} ''[[BBC Sport]]'' Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
** At international [[rugby league]] matches, [[England national rugby league team|England]] uses "God Save the King" and also "Jerusalem".<ref>[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/jerusalem/biography/sir-hubert-parry Hubert Parry: The Composer – Icons of England] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809003129/http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/jerusalem/biography/sir-hubert-parry |date=9 August 2011 }} Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
** At international [[rugby union]] and [[association football|football]] matches, England uses "God Save the King".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/4857268.stm Home nations fans 'back England'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822083134/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/4857268.stm |date=22 August 2006 }} ''BBC Sport'' Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
** At the [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Commonwealth Games England|Team England]] uses "Jerusalem" as their victory anthem.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9064469.stm Commonwealth Games 2010: England stars discuss Jerusalem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904031218/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9064469.stm |date=4 September 2017 }} ''BBC Sport'' Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
* Scotland uses "[[Flower of Scotland]]" as their anthem for most sporting occasions.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/flower-of-scotland-1.568214 Flower of Scotland] ''The Herald'' (13 July 1990) Retrieved 26 February 2011 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* Wales uses "[[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]]" ("Land of My Fathers") for governmental ceremonies and sporting occasions. At official occasions, especially those with royal connections, "God Save the King" is also played.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118201956/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/andyhooper/8745727/Land_of_My_Fathers_v_La_Marseillaise_Clash_of_rugbys_greatest_anthems/ Land of My Fathers v La Marseillaise: Clash of rugby's greatest anthems] ''The Daily Telegraph'' Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
* Northern Ireland uses "God Save the King" as its national anthem. However, many [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalists]] feel unrepresented by the British anthem and seek an alternative.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/poll-should-god-save-the-queen-be-dropped-for-northern-ireland-sports-events-and-what-could-replace-it-34364464.html|title=Poll: Should God Save the Queen be dropped for Northern Ireland sports events – and what could replace it? – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|newspaper=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625174831/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/poll-should-god-save-the-queen-be-dropped-for-northern-ireland-sports-events-and-what-could-replace-it-34364464.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Northern Ireland also uses the "[[Londonderry Air]]" as its victory anthem at the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>Tara Magdalinski, Timothy Chandler (2002) [https://books.google.com/books?id=R7irTNe2UlMC&dq=londonderry+air+commonwealth+games&pg=PA24 ''With God on Their Side: Sport in the Service of Religion''] p. 24. Routledge, 2002</ref> When sung, the "Londonderry Air" has the lyrics to "[[Danny Boy]]". At international [[rugby union]] matches, where Northern Irish players compete alongside those from the [[Republic of Ireland]] as part of an [[All-Ireland]] team, "[[Ireland's Call]]" is used.
* The [[British and Irish Lions]] rugby union tour of 2005 used the song "[[The Power of Four]]", but this experiment has not been repeated.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4572933.stm Sing when you're winning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904000831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4572933.stm |date=4 September 2017 }} ''BBC Sport'' Retrieved 26 February 2011</ref>
The London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony provided a conscious use of three of the four anthems listed above; the ceremony began with a rendition of the first verse of "Jerusalem", before a choir in Northern Ireland sang "Danny Boy" and a choir in Edinburgh performed part of "Flower of Scotland". Notably, Wales was represented by the hymn "[[Bread of Heaven]]", not "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadhau".

In April 2007, there was an [[early day motion]], number 1319, to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] to propose that there should be a separate England anthem: "That this House ... believes that all English sporting associations should adopt an appropriate song that English sportsmen and women, and the English public, would favour when competing as England". An amendment (EDM 1319A3) was proposed by [[Evan Harris]] that the song "should have a bit more oomph than ''God Save The Queen'' and should also not involve God."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=33094&SESSION=885| title=Parliamentary Information Management Services. Early day Motion 1319| publisher=Edmi.parliament.uk| access-date=12 February 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005247/http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=33094&SESSION=885| archive-date=31 October 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref>

For more information see also:
* [[National anthem of England]]
* [[National anthem of Scotland]]
* [[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]]
* [[National anthem of Northern Ireland]]