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Celebration 50:Xxii

"Out of many one people" should not be read or spoken lightly Untold heroes held arms with the unsung to make this a reality Trouble teeming they defied, no obstacles could their will defy Marching from plantations, hungry roaring in their bellies, these Ancestors: noblemen, farmers, slaves, dreamers of a new place Nation builders, warriors, though fragments of that mighty race Yearned, planned, toiled, fashioned the flag blowing in the breeze Omniscient God we give you thanks for love and the guiding hand Nurturing in us gold of spirit that we may always believe your will Eternal is to prosper us green as mountains, golden as our sand Proud of this heritage carved from the black of night, and toiling till Energetically through darkness into light, O God, we give thanks Onward now for the golden tomorrow, green in vigor and in youth Patient in virtue we march together, solidarity binding our ranks Love that made us, love eternal, and love the motive in every heart Eternal Father, bless each one, and each determined to do his part.

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