THE SONG OP AUSTRALIA,

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 420, 26 December 1874, Page 6

THE SONG OP AUSTRALIA,

There is a land where summer skies A*e gleaming with a thousand dyes, Blending in witching harmonies ; And grassy knoll and forest height Are flushing in the rosy light, And all above is azure brightAustralia ! There is a land where honey flowa, Where laughing corn luxuriant growa, Land of the myrtle and the rose ; On hill and plain the clustering vine ' Is gushing out with purple wine, And cups are quaffed to thee and thine — Australia ! There is a land where treasures shine, Deep in the dark unfathoin'd mine. For worshippers at Mammon's shrine ; Where gold lies hid, and rubies gleam, And fable wealth no more doth seen* The idle fancy of a dream-^ Australia ! There is a land where homesteads peep From sunny plain and woodland steep, And love and joy bright vigih kfeep ; , Where the glad voice of childish glee Is mingling with the melody Of Nature's hidden minstrelsy — Australia ! There is a land where floating free From mountain top to girdling sea A proud flag waves exultingly ; And Freedom's sons the banner bear-, No shackled slave can, breathe the air, Fairest of Britain's, daughters f air— " - Australia !