<P> The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces regulates that "God Save the Queen" be played as a salute to the monarch and other members of the Canadian Royal Family, though it may also be used as a hymn, or prayer . The words are not to be sung when the song is played as a military royal salute and is abbreviated to the first three lines while arms are being presented . Elizabeth II stipulated that the arrangement in G major by Lieutenant Colonel Basil H. Brown be used in Canada . The authorised version to be played by pipe bands is Mallorca . </P> <P> The first verse of "God Save the Queen" has been translated into French, as shown below: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Dieu protège la reine </Dd> <Dd> Proteg'ra souveraine! </Dd> <Dd> Vive la reine! </Dd> <Dd> Qu'un règne glorieux </Dd> <Dd> Long et victorieux, </Dd> <Dd> Rende son peuple heureux . </Dd> <Dd> Vive la reine! </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Dieu protège la reine </Dd>

When was god save the queen first used