Musical Map of Newfoundland and Labrador

THE ODE TO NEWFOUNDLAND – Lyrics by Sir Cavendish Boyle, music by Sir Hubert Parry

When sunrays crown thy pine-clad hills,
And Summer spreads her hand,
When silvern voices tune thy rills,
We love thee smiling land,
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee smiling land.

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

As loved our fathers, so we love,
Where once they stood we stand,
Their prayer we raise to heav'n above,
God guard thee Newfoundland,
God guard thee, God guard thee,
God guard thee Newfoundland.