Monday, July 1, 2013

happy canada day!

 
O Canada!
This land of wealth and peace
With rolling hills, and plains, and vales and seas;
We'll always stay in this domain
To help our nation grow,
And love thee, thou great Canada
Till rivers cease to flow.

O Canada
We're proud of thy great name
Thou land of freedom, liberty and fame.
God bless this nation evermore
And help that it may stay
A land of right for all mankind...
This may we ever pray!

Those are the first and last verses of a poem written in 1967 for Canada's Centennial.
I found the poem recently....
printed in an old high school year book...
with my name beneath it.
I had all but forgotten about it...
an English assignment back in the day.
It seemed fitting to post it on my blog today.
I can still say 'amen' to the prayer at the end.


Happy Canada Day!


15 comments:

  1. Lovely! I think their National anthem is beautiful also! Have a gret day!

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  2. Amen from the east coast too! Happy Canada Day to you and yours!

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  3. Glad you found that to share! Love it. Happy Canada Day to you all!

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  4. I always love your Canada day posts...your photo's are great!

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  5. Beautiful Canadian mosaic Judy! And your poem is so wonderful. We really need to be praying for our country! Blessings to you and yours on this holiday.
    Pamela

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  6. Lovely pictures...Blessings to you all on this holiday!

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  7. I count myself blessed to live in the country that gets to claim Canada as a friend and neighbor. Would that all countries would feel that across their borders are good friendly people who share a passion for freedom and Gid's grace.

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  8. Happy Canada Day to you and yours, Judy! We are so fortunate to live in this country, this province!

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  9. Amen from over here too! Happy Canada Day to you and yours - you live in one of the most beautiful areas of this vast and amazing country!

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  10. If I didn't live HERE - I would certainly live THERE!!!! Happy Canada Day from a friend in the USA!

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  11. Great words put to poetry, Judy! Another hidden talent come to light.
    I arrived in Canada in the Fall of that year . . . 46 years ago! While you were busy with writing assignments, I didn't even know the language yet.

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  12. Talent appears in so many different forms on this blog. So many fun surprises from your past. Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating your gorgeous country!

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  13. Those are wonderful verses! What a magnificent mosaic, Judy! And what is it about Mounties that fascinates so? Did you ever read Mrs. Mike? It's one of my favorite books.

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  14. What a nice way to honor Canada!


    We had a wonderful family BBQ for our Independence Day --a fun way to celebrate!

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