''Bevare Gud vår Kung'' (
Swedish, 'God Save Our King') was the first
royal anthem
The anthem for a person, office or rank is music played on formal or ceremonial occasions in the presence of the person, office-holder, or rank-holder, especially by a military band. The head of state in many countries is honored with a prescrib ...
of
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. Written in 1805 by
Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz
Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz (born Clewberg; 28 July 1754 – 15 March 1821) was a Finnish-born Swedish poet and inventor. He was a member of the Swedish Academy, chair 2, from 1786 to 1821.
Edelcrantz was the librarian at The Royal Academy of Turk ...
to honor King
Gustav IV Adolf, it was set to the melody of the British anthem "''
God Save the King
"God Save the King" ("God Save the Queen" when the monarch is female) is ''de facto'' the national anthem of the United Kingdom. It is one of national anthems of New Zealand, two national anthems of New Zealand and the royal anthem of the Isle ...
''". The song would serve as the ''
de facto'' royal anthem from 1805 to 1893, when ''
Kungssången'' was adopted as the official royal anthem.
Lyrics
See also
*
Kungssången
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevare Gud Var Kung
National symbols of Sweden
Royal anthems
Songs about kings
Historical national anthems
Monarchy of Sweden
European anthems
1805 songs
God Save the King
Swedish patriotic songs