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Australian National Anthem

Advance Australia Fair

By Larry Rivera, About.com

A closer view of Parliament House

Australian Parliament House: seat of Australian Government

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    (Advance Australia Fair is the Australian national anthem. It is a revised version of a late 19th century patriotic song, and was officially declared the national anthem on April 19, 1984.)

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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