A TIME FOR JUBILATION

A time to jubilate, a time for jubilance,

a time to find new spirit for the nation,

to celebrate in joy, in song, in verse, in dance,

a jubilee, a time for jubilation.

A time to take account, to stand up and appraise,

a time to laud, to salute this public life,

mother, grand and great-grand, a variety of roles,

sixty years a Queen and sixty-four a wife.

A time for symbolism, for pomp and circumstance,

a time to balance history, to acknowledge all she’s been,

a headscarf and a handbag, a gentle smile, a wave,

a constant in our country, Her Majesty, the Queen

A time to jubilate, a time for jubilance,

a time to find new spirit for the nation,

to celebrate in joy, in song, in verse, in dance,

a jubilee, a time for jubilation.

A time for an ovation, to rise and to be seen

to shout three cheers for Her Majesty, the Queen.