Great Southern Land
Worship
Lyrics by Barbara Tipper
Music
by Benjamin Thorn
All rights reserved © 2006
Our Great Southern Land
(Adapted from original version “Great Southern Land” by Barbara Tipper © 2002)
Chorus
Great Southern Land!
How we love Australia:
the swamps and the sand,
the treasures God gave her,
our Great Southern Land.
Verse 1.
Ancient land vast and the peoples diverse;
surely this nation is far from the curse.
Deserts and valleys were formed by God’s hand
so Australia could become a Great Southern Land.
Chorus.
Verse 2.
A harvest abundant, as hearts turn to love.
Bring life to our centre, send gifts from above!
May every knee bow and may every hand rise
from this Great Southern Land as we shout to the skies
Chorus.
Verse 3.
Our nation will flourish, we’ll rise from the drought.
United we’ll stand and show what we’re about.
Australia is great so let’s strike up the band
and declare we rejoice in our Great Southern Land!
Ending.
Great Southern Land
Strike up the band
Great Southern Land
United we stand
Great Southern Land
Strike up the band
Our Great Southern Land x3 (fade)
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