Sunday, April 01, 2007

Dug up by request, National Education lyrics set to Holst's "I Vow To Thee, My Country":


We feel the dawning of our day
Together as we sing
We'll touch the radiance of each ray
As voices louder ring

Yes the years of change we'll remember
As our fathers shaped this land of ours
Sunlight turns to amber glorious
In our youthful hand

Let us stride in one-ness and more hope
Our spirits all aglow
Be there challenges we'll always cope
In triumph as we grow

Feel dawn of each day
Voices ringing louder
Radiance of each ray

We who search the skies above
Share the courage of our heart
We who love will always know our part

Sanctified by light that shines beyond
We forge and share a bond
As the sun blaze on our evening sky
Again we hear you cry
We hear your cry

--- "We Share", Edwin Thumboo

(As sent to me in 2004; as far as I can tell this is the original form of the poem - I've already cleaned it up a little from the 2004 SYF arrangement)