AUSTRALIA FEDERATA
Australia! land of lonely lake
And serpent-haunted fen;
Land of the torrent and the fire
And forest-sundered men:
Thou art now as thou shalt be
When the stern invaders come,
In the bush before the hurricane,
The dread before the drum.
And serpent-haunted fen;
Land of the torrent and the fire
And forest-sundered men:
Thou art now as thou shalt be
When the stern invaders come,
In the bush before the hurricane,
The dread before the drum.
A louder thunder shall be heard
Than echoes on thy shore,
When o’er the blackened basalt cliffs
The foreign cannon roar—
When the stand is made in the sheoaks’ shade
When heroes fall for thee,
And the creeks in gloomy gullies run
Dark crimson to the sea:
Than echoes on thy shore,
When o’er the blackened basalt cliffs
The foreign cannon roar—
When the stand is made in the sheoaks’ shade
When heroes fall for thee,
And the creeks in gloomy gullies run
Dark crimson to the sea:
When under honeysuckles gray,
And wattles’ swaying gold,
The stalwart arm may strike no more,
The valiant heart is cold—
And wattles’ swaying gold,
The stalwart arm may strike no more,
The valiant heart is cold—
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