Ode to Newfoundland
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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, 1902 |
| Music | Sir Hubert Parry |
| Adopted | 1980 |
"Ode to Newfoundland" is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was composed by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902.[1] as a four-verse poem entitled Newfoundland. On December 22, 1902 it was sung by Frances Daisy Foster at the Casino Theatre of St. John's during the closing of the play Mamzelle.[1] The orginial 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 Hubert Parry, a personal friend of Boyle, who composed two settings. On May 20, 1904 it was chosen as Newfoundland's official anthem.[1] This distinction was dropped when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949. Three decades later, in 1980, the province re-adopted the song as an official provincial anthem. Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province in Canada to officially adopt a provincial anthem.
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| 1. | When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills, And summer spreads her hand, We love thee, we love thee, |
| 2. | When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white, At winter's stern command, We love thee, we love thee |
| 3. | As blinding storm gusts fret thy shore, And wild waves lash thy strand, We love thee, we love thee |
| 4. | As loved our fathers, so we love, Where once they stood, we stand; God guard thee, God guard thee, |
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- ^ a b c Volume four, p. 168, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
