Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains
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National anthem of  Guyana
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| Lyrics | Archibald Leonard Luker |
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| Music | Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter |
| Adopted | 1966 |
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Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains is the national anthem of Guyana. Selected a month before independence in 1966, the lyrics were written by Archibald Leonard Luker and the music was composed by Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter.
Official lyrics
- Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains
- Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains,
- Set gem-like and fair, between mountains and seas,
- Your children salute you, dear land of the free.
- Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore,
- Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore.
- This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we,
- All sons of one Mother, Guyana the
- Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains
- Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains,
- Set gem-like and fair, between mountains and seas,
- Your children salute you, dear land of the free.
- Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore,
- Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore.
- This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we,
- All sons of one Mother, Guyana the free.
- Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains,
- We're born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains,
- And ours is the glory their eyes did not see,
- One land of six peoples, united and free.
- Dear land of Guyana, to you will we give,
- Our homage, our service, each day that we live;
- God guard you, great Mother, and make us to be
- More worthy our heritage, land of the free.
free.
- Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains,
- We're born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains,
- And ours is the glory their eyes did not see,
- One land of six peoples, united and free.
- Dear land of Guyana, to you will we give,
- Our homage, our service, each day that we live;
- God guard you, great Mother, and make us to be
- More worthy our heritage, land of the free.
External links
- Guyana: Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains - Audio of the national anthem of Guyana, with information and lyrics
- National anthem of Guyana MIDI File
- Vocal version [1]
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