National Song
of
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Song clipped from
http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb/aboutbahamas.nsf/Subjects/God+Bless+Our+Sunny+Cline
4th May 2004
(Special thanks also to Doc. Philip Rahming & Mrs. Hazel Johnson)
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Song written
by
Doc. Philip Rahming
Photo from
(BahamasUncensored_Com Archive - AUGUST 2003) - 4th May 2004
song's music
by
Timothy Gibson & Edward Clement Bethel
Image of T. Gibson from "The One Hundred Most Outstanding Bahamians of The 20th Century"
© 2000; Jones Communications International Ltd.
Image of Clement Bethel is from http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb/aboutbahamas.nsf/Subjects/Song+Artists#rahming.
God Bless Our Sunny Clime
"God Bless our sunny clime, spur
us to height sublime.
To keep men free, let brothers, sisters stand
Firm, trusting hand in hand, throughout Bahamaland
One brotherhood, one brotherhood.
Let gratefulness ascend, courageous deeds extend
From isle to isle. Long let us treasure peace,
So may our lives increase, our prayers never cease.
Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!
The long, long night has passed, the morning breaks at last,
From shore to shore, sunrise with golden gleam
Sons n' daughters, share the dream, for one working team
One brotherhood, one brotherhood.
Not for this time nor for this chosen few alone
We pledge ourselves. Live loyal to our God.
Love country, friend and foe, oh help us by thy might!
Great God our King! Great God our King!"
Song: Sung - in presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II on 14th
October 1985 at Clifford Park during "CHOGUM".
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NOTES
According to an unidentified site which credits "The Department of Archives" and "The Department of Cultural Affairs".
It is stated, Philip Rahming was inspired to write an Anthem (which took him 20 minutes), due to following the example of Hugh Sherlock a Methodist Minister who wrote the National Anthem of Jamaica. After writing an Anthem, Philip Rahming wrote a pledge and designed a flag.
The Pledge was written on a snowy day in April 1971 in Kentucky where Philip Rahming was a student of "Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" in Louisville Kentucky.
The three pieces were submitted into a competition, the Anthem (above) was accepted as "The national Song", and the pledge accepted in 1978.
see National Pledge by Doc. Philip Rahming
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