Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee

Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee

National anthem of  Antigua and Barbuda
Lyrics	Novelle Hamilton Richards, 1967
Music	Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, 1967
Adopted	1981

"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" is the national anthem of Antigua and Barbuda. Written by Novelle Hamilton Richards and composed by Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, it was adopted upon independence in 1981. God Save the Queen is still the Royal anthem.

Fair Antigua and Barbuda!

We thy sons and daughters stand

Strong and firm in peace or danger

To safeguard our native land

We commit ourselves to building

A true nation brave and free;

Ever striving, ever seeking,

Dwell in love and unity

Raise the standard! Raise it boldly!

Answer now to duty's call

To the service of thy country,

Sparing nothing, giving all;

Gird your loins and join the battle

'Gainst fear, hate and poverty,

Each endeavouring, all achieving,

Live in peace where man is free.

God of nations, let Thy blessings

Fall upon this land of ours;

Rain and sunshine ever sending,

Fill her fields with crops and flowers;

We her children do implore Thee,

Give us strength, faith, loyalty,

Never failing, all enduring

To defend her liberty.

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