tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post6727553971573931824..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: The Flag Snaps in the Glare and Silence of the Unbroken IceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-40314067462257010342022-08-05T10:25:57.504-04:002022-08-05T10:25:57.504-04:00randall jarrell poem triggers for me memories of o...<i>randall jarrell poem triggers for me memories of oh canada lyrics<br /><br />the several-verse version below - which i found this morning - has been gender-inclusivized more recently by changing "all thy sons" to "all of us" <br /><br />wikipedia tells us<br /><br />"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which, words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The original lyrics were in French; an English translation was published in 1906. Multiple English versions ensued, with Robert Stanley Weir's version in 1908 gaining the most popularity, eventually serving as the basis for the official lyrics enacted by Parliament. Weir's lyrics have been revised three times, most recently when An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) was enacted in 2018.[2] The French lyrics remain unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming the country's national anthem in 1980 when Canada's National Anthem Act received royal assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day (today's Canada Day) celebrations.<br /><br />i have a canadian passport and hope to use it someday</i><br /><br />O Canada! our home and native land!<br />True patriot-love in all thy sons command.<br />With glowing hearts we see thee rise,<br />The True North strong and free!<br />And stand on guard, O Canada,<br />We stand on guard for thee.<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />O Canada, glorious and free!<br />O Canada, we stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.<br />O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.<br /><br />O Canada! where pines and maples grow,<br />Great prairies spread, and lordly rivers flow.<br />How dear to us thy broad domain,<br />From East to Western sea.<br />The land of hope for all who toil,<br />The True North strong and free!<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />O Canada, glorious and free!<br />O Canada, we stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.<br />O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.<br /><br />O Canada! beneath our shining skies,<br />May stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise.<br />To keep thee steadfast through the years,<br />From east to western sea,<br />Our own beloved native land,<br />Our true north strong and free!<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />O Canada, glorious and free!<br />O Canada, we stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.<br />O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.<br /><br />Ruler Supreme! who hearest humble prayer,<br />Hold thy Dominion in thy loving care;<br />Help us to find, Oh God, in thee,<br />A lasting rich reward.<br />As waiting for the Better Day,<br />We ever stand on guard.<br /><br />O Canada, Glorious and free! Amenmistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jspshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786934467640941804noreply@blogger.com