Expression through Songs

In our province many people sing as a way of expressing how they feel about their culture. There are three songs which symbolizes our belonging to a certain group. These songs are called our anthems: the "Ode to Labrador," the "Ode to Newfoundland" and "O Canada" our national anthem.

Ode to Newfoundland

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 shimm'ring white
At Winters stern command
Tho' 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
Tho' 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 prayers we raise to heav'n above
God guard thee Newfoundland
God guard thee: God guard thee,
God guard thee, Newfoundland.

Ode to Labrador

Dear land of mountains, woods and snow,
Labrador our Labrador.
God's noble gift to us below,
Labrador our Labrador.
Thy proud resources waiting still,
Their splendid task will soon fulfil,
Obedient to the Maker's will,
Labrador our Labrador.

Thy stately forests soon shall ring,
Labrador our Labrador.
Responsive to the woodmans ring,
Labrador our Labrador
And Mighty floods that long remained
Their raging fury unrestrained
Shall serve the purpose God ordained,
Labrador our Labrador

We love to climb thy mountains steep,
Labrador our Labrador.
And paddle on thy waters deep,
Labrador our Labrador.
Our snowshoes scar the trackless plains,
We seek no city, streets or lanes
We are thy sons while life remains,
Labrador our Labrador.