Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
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| author = [[Charles Jesse]]
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| composer = [[Leton Felix Thomas]]
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| adopted = 1967
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'''"Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia"''' is the [[national anthem]] of [[Saint Lucia]], first adopted in [[1967]] upon achieving self government, and confirmed as the official anthem upon independence in [[1979]].
The lyrics were written by [[Charles Jesse]], and the music by [[Leton Felix Thomas]].
==Lyrics==
:Sons and daughters of Saint Lucia,
:love the land that gave us birth,
:land of beaches, hills and valleys,
:fairest isle of all the earth.
:Wheresoever you may roam,
:love, oh, love your island home.
:Gone the times when nations battled
:for this 'Helen of the West,
:gone the days when strife and discord
:Dimmed her children's toil and rest.
:Dawns at last a brighter day,
:stretches out a glad new way.
:May the good Lord bless our island,
:guard her sons from woe and harm!
:May our people live united,
:strong in soul and strong in arm!
:Justice, Truth and Charity,
:our ideal for ever be!
==External links==
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*[http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia/national_anthem/national_anthem_of_saint_lucia.htm Official website of the government of Saint Lucia]
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[[Category:National anthems]]
[[Category:National symbols of Saint Lucia]]
[[category:Saint Lucian music]]
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