Hi Rossey, yes, I know all the background re Ben Kelly and his set of lyrics, and I'll paste them below in case anyone didn't bother to follow your link. I agree that the tune is better than the words, but do not agree with you and others that it is a dirge! I also found another set of lyrics, and even wrote my own, as part of our songwriting group's homework a few years back! Note that it was written well before the 2014 referendum or the Brexit vote, and has probably not seen the light of day since!
And musically speaking, it's interesting in that the key change doesn't go from major to relative minor: I play it in G major, which then goes to B min!

And I think you'll have some protest from the women of this equal opportunities world if anyone suggests "A Man's a Man" for a national anthem: there are several parodies along the lines of "A Wumman's a Wumman for a' That" which the ladies might sing instead!

HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL         BEN KELLY
Land of my fathers, we will always be
Faithful and loyal to our own country.
In times of danger, we will set you free.
Lead you to glory and to victory.

Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient land.
In this Highland Cathedral let us stand as men.
Joining together with one dream to share.
God bless the people of this land so fair.

Gone is the past, let us start anew.
Let this hope of peace, always remain.
Children of Scotia, be strong and true.
Then our children will smile again, again, again, again.

Rise, Caledonia, let your voices ring
In this Highland Cathedral of our God and King.
Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring.
Come; let your heart, with love and courage, sing.

Lonely the exile o'er distant seas,
the home of their birth, gone from their eyes.
Bring back their souls o'er the ocean breeze
to the land where their fathers lie.

Rise Caledonia, let your voices ring
in this Highland Cathedral of our God and King,
Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring,
Come, let your heart, with love and courage, sing.

ALTERNATIVE VERSION:          ? SOURCE

There is a land far from this distant shore
Where heather grows and Highland eagles soar
There is a land that will live ever more
Deep in my heart, my Bonnie Scotland

Though I serve so far away
I still see your streams, cities and dreams
I can't wait until the day
When I'll come home once more

And so Lord keep me from the harm of war
Through all its dangers and the battle's roar
Keep me safe until I'm home once more
Home to my own in Bonnie Scotland

HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL - MY OWN VERSION-THE ALTERNATIVE AND THE FUTURE?                                                                                                
                                                                                ©Trish Santer 04.06.07.

Scotland, the country that first gave me life,
Scotland has had its share of war and strife,
Scotland, my vision is for you to be
The land where we all can live in harmony.

Gone is the prejudice, the bigotry,
Nae mair we’ll talk of the auld enmity,
While foreign lordships brought us misery,
We can rise as a nation again, again, again, again……….

Standing together, we can stronger be,
Highland and Lowland men and women free,
Though of Pict or Gael or Nordic ancestry,
Proud of our nationhood as Scots are we.

Gone are our shipyards, and closed the mines,
Many the changes Scotland now defines,
Highland Cathedral can be mosques or shrines,
But we’re all part of Scotland the brave, for aye, for bye………..

Rise Caledonia, in this century
Of promises growing from our history,
Holyrood Parliament shall soon agree
Full independence for our destiny?