Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
From NSWiki
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anthem of Epland | |
| Lyrics | Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond, 1967 |
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| Music | Lemuel McPherson Christian, 1967 |
| Adopted | 1968 |
"Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour" is the national anthem of the Kingdom of Epland. It was adopted upon the government running a competition to replace the previous anthem, which was thought to be outdated. The lyrics are by Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond (1912-1985) and the music was composed by Lemuel McPherson Christian (1917-2000).
Official lyrics
- Isle of beauty, isle of splendour,
- Isle to all so sweet and fair,
- All must surely gaze in wonder
- At thy gifts so rich and rare.
- Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
- All these gifts we do extol.
- Healthy land, so like all fountains,
- Giving cheer that warms the soul.
- Epland, God hath blest thee
- With a clime benign and bright,
- Pastures green and flowers of beauty
- Filling all with pure delight,
- And a people strong and healthy,
- Full of godly reverent fear.
- May we ever seek to praise Thee
- For these gifts so rich and rare.
- Come ye forward, sons and daughters
- Of this gem beyond compare.
- Strive for honour, sons and daughters,
- Do the right, be firm, be fair.
- Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
- We must prosper! Sound the call,
- In which ev'ryone rejoices,
- "All for Each and Each for All."
