Poem for December 6, 2026

Beautiful Balmoral Castle,

Most handsome to be seen,

Highland home of the Empress of India,

Great Britain's Queen.

Your woods and waters and

Mountains high are most

Beautiful to see,

Near by Balmoral Castle

And the dark river Dee.

Then there's the hill of Cairngorm

To be seen from afar,

And the beautiful heathery hills

Of dark Lochnagar,

And the handsome little village-

The Castleton o' Braemar-

Which is most beautiful to see,

Near by Balmoral Castle

And the dark river Dee.

Then there's the handsome little church

Of Crathie- most beautiful to be seen ;

And the Queen goes there on Sunday

To hear the Word of God Most solemn and serene,

Which is most beautiful to see,

Nor far from Balmoral Castle

And the dark river Dee.

Then, when she finds herself

At leisure, she goes for to see

Her old female acquaintances

That lives on the river Dee,

And reads the Bible unto them,

Which is most beautiful to see,

Near by Balmoral Castle

And the dark river Dee.