Ringing out from out blue heavens, From our deep seas breaking round; Over everlasting mountains Where the echoing crags resound; From our plains where creaking wagons Cut their trails into the earth Calls the spirit of our Country, Of the land that gave us birth. At thy call we shall not falter, Firm and steadfast we shall stand. At thy will to live or perish, O South Africa, dear land. In our body and our spirit, In our inmost heart held fast; In the promise of our future and the glory of our past; In our will, our work, our striving, From the cradle to the grave - Theres no land that shares our loving, And no bond that can enslave. Thou hast borne us and we know thee. May our deeds to all proclaim Our enduring love and service To thy honour and thy name. In the golden warmth of summer, In the chill of winters air, In the surging life of springtime, In the autumn of despair; When the wedding bells are chiming, Or when those we love depart, Thou dost know us for thy children And dost take us to thy heart. Loudly peals the answering chorus; We are thine, and we shall stand, Be it life or death, to answer Thy call, beloved land. In thy power Almighty, trusting, Did our fathers build of old; Strengthen then, O Lord, their children To defend, to love, to hold That the heritage they gave us For our children yet may be: Bondsmen only to the Highest And before the whole world free. As our fathers trusted humbly, Teach us, Lord, to trust Thee still: Guard our land and guide our people In Thy way to do Thy will. Melody - Marthinus Lourens de Villiers, 1921 [1885-1977] Adopted as South African National Anthem in 1936; English version adopted in 1952, revised 1959 Cornelius Jacob Langenhoven, 1918 [1873-1932] XX
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