It is important that we know Australia’s national anthem and for this reason it is reproduced below.
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Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts,
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page let every stage,
Advance Australia Fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair!
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross,
We’ll toil with heart and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours,
Renowned through all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas,
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine to
Advance Australia Fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair!
Information on Advance Australia Fair can be found at :
http://www.hamilton.net.au/advance.html
and
http://www.genesis.net.au/~anthems/aaf.html
Both web-sites include information on a claimed ‘missing verse’ :
With Christ our head and cornerstone,
We’ll build our nations might;
Whose way and truth and light alone
Can guide our path aright;
Our lives a sacrifice of love,
Reflect our Masters care
With faces turned to Heaven above
Advance Australia Fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair!
The writer of the Australian National Anthem -
Peter Dodds McCormick
: http://atributetoaustralianchristians.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/peter-dodds-mccormick/
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