MONTSERRAT MY COUNTRY
Montserrat is my land
Where the people dare to stand
Taller, stronger, braver, surer, prouder, free.
Tis a simple land;
Tis a God-fearing land,
Tis the land my fathers fought to save for me.
A majestic land
Rising from the sea
Its mountains green so tall and so stately.
A most fruitful land that yields naturally,
With streams flowing fresh and pure straight to the sea.
Refrain1
Land of hope, my land , my country
You are mine and yours I’ll be.
How I love your serene beauty
I will strive to keep you free.
Montserrat I shall build
For I have the strength of will
And my heart and mind body and soul I’ll give.
Tis a worthwhile task
And what more can I ask
But the right to build and live in it in peace.
To my children’s keep
This land I’ll bequeath
Just as my fathers left it safe for me.
And I need not fear
If I take good care
Right here they’ll find peace and prosperity
Refrain 2
Land of hope my prayer is daily
To defend our sovereignty
All I am, mind soul and body
Pledged to fight to keep us free.
Montserrat I’ll defend
Until all my strength I spend
Till my feeble frame deep in the grave is laid.
Hurricane, earthquake, and much more will I take
Just to leave my land strength and security.
I have pledged the whole
My heart mind and soul
All that I am and all that I can be
To my simple land with which I will stand
Through every test persist with dignity
Refrain 3
Land of hope how great the victory
Sweat and blood has won for me!
Nameless heroes wrought our glory
We will strive to keep you free.
Written by Denzil Edgecombe
Copy dated May 7, 2011
