On This Land Lyrics

Oh fair young girl from the southern skies

You don't know the story behind these eyes

A people who've endured so much pain

Living with sorrow under the rain

And now they open their arms for you

To show the beauty this land holds true

Don't profane this legacy of strife

Honor the ones who still smile through life

All the darkness fades at dawn

When the morning light is drawn

On this land once bathed in blood

The people still believe in what's to come

Rich northern girl with your pale white face

Know that here lies a dignity in grace

It suffered through a thousand cries

But still the people survived still they rise

Know that for every smile you see

Many tears were shed in history

Perhaps that's how it always goes

Here every joy is born from woes

Don't forget to greet the elders near

Of this land that holds you dear

Don't forget to honor the sweat and blood

Of those who fought to give us love

All the darkness fades at dawn

When the morning light is drawn

On this land once bathed in blood

The people still believe in what's to come