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We who love her! We who love her!
Where and what and who are we?
Sweep your hand from Moreton Island
Till it meets the westward sea.
Where and what and who are we?
Sweep your hand from Moreton Island
Till it meets the westward sea.
And from Torres Straits to Bruni,
From the Leeuwin to Mackay,
Wheresoe'er you go you'll find us;
Call us, you shall have reply.
From the Leeuwin to Mackay,
Wheresoe'er you go you'll find us;
Call us, you shall have reply.
What are we who love Australia?
This the future shall reveal;
Yet, let every heart remember
Single worth makes common weal.
This the future shall reveal;
Yet, let every heart remember
Single worth makes common weal.
Who are we that love Australia?
Let a foe from near or far
Lift a hand to wound or shame her
And discover who we are.
Let a foe from near or far
Lift a hand to wound or shame her
And discover who we are.
Not by vain and idle boasting,
Not by wild, impetuous deeds,
But by steady, high endeavour
Shall we fitly serve her needs.
Not by wild, impetuous deeds,
But by steady, high endeavour
Shall we fitly serve her needs.
