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Advance Australia Fair Original Lyrics

"An Australian Hymn" Lyrics and Sheet Music (written and composed by Amicus) ~1880

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["Awake Awake Australia" Lyrics and Sheet Music from "Paling's album of national and patriotic songs"]
["An Australian Hymn" Lyrics and Sheet Music (written and composed by Amicus) ~1880]
["Advance Australia Fair Material at the Australian National Library"]

Text of Scanned Images of "An Australian Hymn" Lyrics and Sheet Music (written and composed by Amicus)

(Sung with Great Success at the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, before an audience of 8000 persons. ~1880)

Photograph of Peter Dodds McCormick, composer of Advance Australia Fair
(image scanned by Jennifer Burgess as part of her research into the composer. Image relates to the jubilee history of the Five Dock public school. Peter Dodds McCormick taught there in 1865-66.)

From the National Library of Australia Music Collection: http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/musicoll.html

Merciful Father and God of all love,
Lowly we bow to Thy Throne far above,
Seeking Thy guidance and peace on our way,
Thou Knowest best what is good in our day.
Teach us in faith to submit to Thy will,
Loyal at Heart though out lot may seem ill.
Knowing that all must confess Thy control,
Bright golden gifts from Thy treasures unroll.
Neath sunny skies in this fair Austral land,
High is Thy mandate from mountain to strand.
Ne'er let vice flourish or war show its head,
Prostrating formen on strifes gory bed.
Then shall the people extol Thy great name.
Anthem and Chorus shall swell out Thy fame,
Woollands re-echo the song of the shore.
Glory to Thee shall ascent ever more.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Amen, Amen, Amen.

Scanned Images of "An Australian Hymn" Lyrics and Sheet Music (written and composed by Amicus)"

(Sung with Great Success at the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, before an audience of 8000 persons.)

(Medium and High Resolution Images - 6 images)

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Full Bib Display

AUTHOR:	McCormick, P. D. (Peter Dodds)
TITLE:	An Australian hymn arranged with symphonies /[music] :written and composed by "Amicus".
PUBLISHER:	Sydney :William Bullard ,[188-?]
DESCRIPT'N:	1 close score (2 p.) ; 35 cm.
NOTE(S):	1) For chorus (SATB) with piano or organ. 2) "Suitable for church & school anniversaries". 3) "Sung with great success at the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park ..." 4) MUS: N, M64894.
SUBJECT:	1) Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano. 2) Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with organ. 3) National songs -- Australia. 4) Australia -- Songs and music. 5) Choral music, Australian. 6) Australian patriotic songs -- To 1899.
AMICUS NO:	7645988
ABNRID:	abn90359480

Copy Information

Call Number:	MUS N mb 782.5270994 M131
Volume:
Location:	Petherick Reading Room
Status:	Available
Due Date:
Library:	NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

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