Australia's National Anthem

Australians all, let us rejoice,
For we are young and free!
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare,
In History's page, let every stage
Advance, Australia fair!
In joyful strains, then let us sing:
Advance, Australia fair!

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross,
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage, let us all combine
To Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains, then let us sing:
Advance, Australia fair!

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Written in 1878 by Peter Dodds McCormick
Adopted as the national anthem in 1984

11 MAY 2018