Forged from the Love of Liberty 
in the Fires of Hope and Prayer
with boundless faith in our destiny
We solemnly declare

Side by Side we stand
Islands of the blue Caribbean Sea
This our native land
we pledge our lives to thee

Here every creed and race find an equal place
And may God bless our nation

Here every creed and race find an equal place
And may God bless our nation.



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Trinidad and Tobago
"Forged From the Love of Liberty"

Words by:Patrick Stanislaus Castagne
Music by:Patrick Stanislaus Castagne
Adopted:1962

"Forged From the Love of Liberty" was originally composed to be the anthem of
the West Indies Federation (consisting mainly of all British Caribbean colonies
intended to achieve independence as one nation). The federation's capital was
on Trinidad, and Trinidad was one of the primary colonies in the federation
(having a large part of the population and wealth). Upon the dissolution of the
federation in 1962, Trinidad and Tobago decided to use the anthem originally
meant for the federation when it achieved full independence later that year.
