Dominica Anthem
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Dominica Anthem
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Anthem Title: “Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour”
Description: Adopted unofficially upon achieving statehood in 1967, the national song became the national anthem upon 1978 independence.
Special thanks to: Jo Hyo-roe for the sheet music.
Lyricist: Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond
Composer: Lemuel McPherson Christian
In Use Since: 1967
English lyrics
1. Isle of beauty, isle of splendor,
Isle to all so sweet and fair,
All must surely gaze in wonder
At thy gifts so rich and rare.
Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
All these gifts we do extol.
Healthy land, so like all fountains,
Giving cheer that warms the soul.
2. Dominica, God hath blest thee
With a clime benign and bright,
Pastures green and flowers of beauty
Filling all with pure delight,
And a people strong and healthy,
Full of godly, rev’rent fear.
May we ever seek to praise Thee
For these gifts so rich and rare.
3. Come ye forward, sons and daughters
Of this gem beyond compare.
Strive for honour, sons and daughters,
Do the right, be firm, be fair.
Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
We must prosper! Sound the call,
In which ev’ryone rejoices,
“All for Each and Each for All.”
Reference: http://www.nationalanthems.info/dm.htm
Description: Adopted unofficially upon achieving statehood in 1967, the national song became the national anthem upon 1978 independence.
Special thanks to: Jo Hyo-roe for the sheet music.
Lyricist: Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond
Composer: Lemuel McPherson Christian
In Use Since: 1967
English lyrics
1. Isle of beauty, isle of splendor,
Isle to all so sweet and fair,
All must surely gaze in wonder
At thy gifts so rich and rare.
Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
All these gifts we do extol.
Healthy land, so like all fountains,
Giving cheer that warms the soul.
2. Dominica, God hath blest thee
With a clime benign and bright,
Pastures green and flowers of beauty
Filling all with pure delight,
And a people strong and healthy,
Full of godly, rev’rent fear.
May we ever seek to praise Thee
For these gifts so rich and rare.
3. Come ye forward, sons and daughters
Of this gem beyond compare.
Strive for honour, sons and daughters,
Do the right, be firm, be fair.
Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
We must prosper! Sound the call,
In which ev’ryone rejoices,
“All for Each and Each for All.”
Reference: http://www.nationalanthems.info/dm.htm
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2015-08-02T02:40:01.000Z
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“Dominica Anthem,” The Archive: The Road to Independence, accessed November 4, 2026, https://www.dominicahistory.caribbeandh.org/omeka/items/show/35.
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