by Alfred Noyes (1880 - 1958)
The Heart of Canada
Language: English
July 1912 Because her heart is all too proud -- Canada! Canada! fair young Canada -- To breathe the might of her love aloud, Be quick, O Motherland! Because her soul is wholly free -- Canada kneels, thy daughter, Canada -- England, look in her eyes and see, Honour and understand. Because her pride at thy masthead shines, -- Canada! Canada! -- queenly Canada Bows with all her breathing pines, All her fragrant firs. Because our isle is little and old -- Canada! Canada! -- young-eyed Canada Gives thee, Mother, her hands to hold, And makes thy glory hers. Because thy Fleet is hers for aye, -- Canada! Canada! -- clear-souled Canada, Ere the war-cloud roll this way, Bids the world beware. Her heart, her soul, her sword are thine -- Thine the guns, the guns of Canada! -- The ships are foaming into line, And Canada will be there.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Noyes (1880 - 1958) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "The Heart of Canada", first performed 1924, from Pageant of Empire, no. 4. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-31
Line count: 25
Word count: 138