Traditional Hymn/Anthem
SUB TUUM PRAESIDIUM
Sub tuum praesidium
Confugimus, confugimus
Sancta Dei Genitrix,
Sancta Dei Genitrix.
Nostras deprecationes
Ne despicias, ne despicias
In necessitatibus nostris,
Sed a periculis cunctis,
Libera nos semper,
Virgo gloriosa et benedicta.
Translation
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God.
Despise not our prayers
in our necessities,
but deliver us from all dangers,
ever glorious and blessed Virgin.
The Australian National Anthem
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Australians all, let us rejoice,
For we are young and free,
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
‘Advance Australia Fair’.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands,
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands,
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share,
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
‘Advance Australia Fair’.