God Bless Australia
God Bless Australia was a proposed 1961 Australian national anthem by Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan who provided patriotic lyrics to the traditional tune of Waltzing Matilda.[1]
Lyrics
Here in this God given land of ours, Australia
This proud possession, our own piece of earth
That was built by our fathers, who pioneered our heritage,
Here in Australia, the land of our birth.
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God bless Australia, Our land Australia,
Home of the Anzac, the strong and the free
It's our homeland, our own land,
To cherish for eternity,
God bless Australia, The land of the free.
Here in Australia, we treasure love and liberty,
Our way of life, all for one, one for all
We're a peace loving race, but should danger ever threaten us,
Let the world know we will answer the call
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Corporate sponsorship
The song was given airplay in cinema advertisements in Australia by Ampol, an Australian Petrol Company,[2] with a 45rpm record sold by the company.
References
- ^ pp 427–428 Bebbington, Warren The Oxford Companion to Australian MusicOxford University Press 1997
- ^ Roger Clarke's Waltzing Matilda Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine