Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee

Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee ist die Nationalhymne von Antigua und Barbuda. Sie wurde von Novelle Hamilton Richards geschrieben und von Walter Garnet Picart Chambers komponiert und 1967 mit der Unabhängigkeit Antiguas und Barbudas eingeführt.

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Fair Antigua, we salute thee!

Proudly we this anthem raise

To thy glory and thy beauty,

Joyfully we sing the praise

Of the virtues, all bestowed

On thy sons and daughters free;

Ever striving, ever seeking,

Dwell in love and unity.

Raise the standard! Raise it boldly!

Answer now to duty's call

To the service of thy country,

Sparing nothing, giving all;

Gird your loins and join the battle

'Gainst fear, hate and poverty,

Each endeavouring, all achieving,

Live in peace where man is free.

God of nations, let Thy blessings

Fall upon this land of ours;

Rain and sunshine ever sending,

Fill her fields with crops and flowers;

We her children do implore Thee,

Give us strength, faith, loyalty,

Never failing, all enduring

To defend her liberty.

Siehe auch: Liste der Nationalhymnen.