Ode to Newfoundland

Provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sheet music produced for the debut of "Ode to Newfoundland" in January 1902.

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Provincial anthem of  Newfoundland and Labrador
Dominion of Newfoundland (National anthem 1907-1949)

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Lyrics| Sir Cavendish Boyle, January 1902
Music| Sir Hubert Parry
Adopted| Originally adopted 1904, relinquished 1949, re-adopted 1980
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"Ode to Newfoundland" is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Originally composed by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902[1] as a four-verse poem titled Newfoundland; it was sung by Frances Daisy Foster at the Casino Theatre of St. John's during the closing of the play Mamzelle on December 22, 1902.[1] The original score was set to the music of E. R. Krippner, a German bandmaster living in St. John's but Boyle desired a more dignified score. It was then set to the music of British composer Sir Hubert Parry, a personal friend of Boyle, who composed two settings.

On May 20, 1904, the Ode was chosen as Newfoundland's official national anthem.[1] This distinction was dropped when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. Three decades later, in 1980, the province re-adopted the song as an official provincial anthem, the first province to do so. The Ode is still sung at public events to this day as a tradition. Typically, only the first and last verses are sung.

## Lyrics

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> When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills,
>  And summer spreads her hand,
>  When silvern voices tune thy rills,
>  We love thee, smiling land.

>  We love thee, we love thee,
>  We love thee, smiling land.

>  When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white,
>  At winter's stern command,
>  Thro' shortened day, and starlit night,
>  We love thee, frozen land.

>  We love thee, we love thee
>  We love thee, frozen land.

>  When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore,
>  And wild waves lash thy strand,
>  Thro' spindrift swirl, and tempest roar,
>  We love thee windswept land.

>  We love thee, we love thee
>  We love thee windswept land.

>  As loved our fathers, so we love,
>  Where once they stood, we stand;
>  Their prayer we raise to Heaven above,
>  God guard thee, Newfoundland

>  God guard thee, God guard thee,
>  God guard thee, Newfoundland.

## See also

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* Canada portal
* Music portal

* Anthems and nationalistic songs of Canada
* List of Newfoundland songs
* Ode to Labrador

## References

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1. ^ a b c Winter, Kathleen (1993). "Ode to Newfoundland". In Poole, Cyril F.; Cuff, Robert (eds.). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. 4\. St. John's, Nfld.: Harry Cuff Publications. pp. 150, 151. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

## External links

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