Commonwealth of Australia (1901-) Patriotic Song "Unity is Strength" (1899)

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"Unity is Strength" is an Australian patriotic song, sung to the tune of "The March of the Men of Harlech", used to promote and celebrate the federation of the colonies in Australia

Lyrics:

Come Australians! Once for ever
Break the bars that now dissever
Brothers, to be parted never,
Unity is Strength!

Be no longer disunited,
By no phantom be affrighted
Let Australia's wrongs be righted,
Unity is Strength!

All the divisions ended,
Each by all defended!
One our land And future grand,
And one the flag that's o'er us,

One in race and one in story,
One power and one in glory,
One in all that makes a nation,
Unity is Strength!

See Victorians, all are waiting
Now with fervor unabating.
Let there be no hesitating,
Unity is Strength!

South Australia, nobly leading
New South Wales, the call, too heeding
Wave provincial far receding
Unity is Strength!

Answers back Tasmania
Vote yes for Australia
Queensland too, relies on you
And West Australia's calling

Union offers -- will ye flout it?
Now your answer -- who dare doubt it?
To the wide world, we will shout it!
Unity is Strength!

Australia's sons and daughters, all o'er us.
From the Grand Old Land that bore us,
Peals the patriotic chorus!
Unity is Strength!

See the Scotch, the Welsh, the English,
Ole time feuds and strife extinguish;
Irelands, sons, now too, distinguish,
Unity is Strength!

Scorn, then, ways provincial
Rise to Life Imperial,
Land of Light
And progress bright
No more shall strife degrade her,
Strong for War, should foes invade her
Great in Peace, if peace should aid her
Thus we pledge our loved Australia
Unity is Strength!