The Australian National Anthem

Grandpa Pencil's
Australian colonial verse and song

The Australian
National Anthem

Advance Australia Fair
words and music composed by Peter Dodds McCormick
Proclaimed Australia's National Anthem by the Governor - General on 19th April 1984

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 hearts and hands,
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of 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.

Peter Dodds McCormick

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