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Thread #24662   Message #302830
Posted By: Tinker
22-Sep-00 - 12:29 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Looking for hymn set to 'Ode to Joy'
Subject: Lyr Add: HYMN FOR NATIONS (Ode to Joy, Bacon/West)
Mrrzy,

HYMN FOR NATIONS

Brother shout your country's anthem,
Sing your land's undying fame,
Light the wondrous tale of nations
With your people's golden name;
Tell your father's noble story,
Raise on high your country's sign.
Join them in the final glory,
Brother lift your flag with mine.

Hail the sun of peace,now rising.
Hold the war clouds ever furled;
Blend your banners,O my brother,
In the rainbow of the world!
Red as blood and blue as heaven,
Wise as age and proud as youth,
Melt your colors, wonder woven,
In the great white light of truth.


Taken from The Folksingers Wordbook.

Mrrzy verse three was identical to yours only "the" for "a" in the first line.

Tinker