When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills, 
And summer spreads her hand, 
When silvern voices tune thy rills, 
We love thee, smiling land.  

REFRAIN:
We love thee, we love thee, 
We love thee, smiling land.  

When spreads thy cloak of shimm'ring white,
At Winter's stern command,
Thro' shortened day and starlit night,
We love thee, frozen land,

REFRAIN:
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee, frozen land.

When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore,
And wild waves lash thy strand,
Thro' sprindrift swirl and tempest roar,
We love thee, wind-swept land,

REFRAIN:
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee, wind-swept land.

As loved our fathers, so we love, 
Where once they stood, we stand; 
Their prayer we raise to Heaven above, 
God guard thee, Newfoundland  

REFRAIN:
God guard thee, God guard thee, 
God guard thee, Newfoundland 



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Newfoundland
"Ode to Newfoundland"

Words by:Charles Cavendish Boyle
Music by:C. Hubert H. Parry
In use:1907-1949 (as provincial song since 1980)

The Ode to Newfoundland dates back to 1907, when Newfoundland achieved dominion
status within the British Empire. It subsequently adopted its national anthem,
"Ode to Newfoundland", which was written in 1904. When Newfoundland joined
Canada in 1949, it ceased to exist as a separate nation, and "Ode to
Newfoundland" ceased to be the official anthem of the region. However, in 1980,
it was readopted as the official provincial anthem.

See also: Canada.
