''Bevare Gud vår Kung'' (

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for "God Save Our King") was the first

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. Written in 1805 by

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(1754–1821) to honor King

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, it was set to the melody of the British anthem "''

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''". The song would serve as the ''

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'' royal anthem from 1805 to 1893, when ''

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'' was adopted as the official royal anthem.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevare Gud Var Kung National symbols of Sweden Royal anthems Swedish monarchy European anthems 1805 songs God Save the King

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