Poem - Esther Nea-Smith

Australia! Land Of Blue and Gold

By Esther Nea-Smith

Australia fair, our sunny land,

Bright jewel of an Empire grand.

Triumphantly her flag she flies,

A symbol great to realise.

Our lovely land by God endowed,

Reason have we to be most proud,

Her beauty holds us unified,

She is our boast, our joy and pride,

From skies of blue the sunbeams gold

With warm embrace her shores enfold.

All dressed in robe of shining green

Australia is the fairest seen.

We homage pay the blessed Hand

That made for us our native land,

That gave us skies of azure blue,

And sunshine of a golden hue.

Honour her men, on land and sea,

And those who fly heroically.

Salute her men who bravely died,

Salute her flag e’er flying wide.

Then with each other proudly stand

In spirit clasping hand in hand.

True Brotherhood shall wipe out sin

And liberty forever win.

Australia, land of blue and gold,

God save her sons so brave and bold,

God bless our King and Motherland,

God bless our home—Australia grand.

Invincible we shall keep her,

By land, by sea and in the air.

Australia fair shall ever be

Land of the brave, land of the free.