Words For The "Virgin Islands March"
- All hail the Virgin Islands.
- Em'ralds of the sea,
- Where beaches bright with coral sand
- And trade winds bless our native land.
- All hail the Virgin Islands,
- Bathe in waters blue,
- We give our loyalty,
- Full to thee,
- And pledge allegiance forever true.
- To thee our Virgin Islands,
- Loving voices raise
- A song in praise of brotherhood,
- Where right makes might to fight for good.
- To thee our Virgin Islands,
- Heaven of the free,
- We sing our love to thee,
- Joyously,
- Our own fair islands of liberty.
- March on oh Virgin Islands,
- In the joyful throng,
- Uphold the right and right the wrong
- Where only peace and love belong.
- March on oh Virgin Islands,
- Democratic land.
- Together hand in hand,
- Take your stand,
- Forever soldiers in freedom's band.
- God bless our Virgin Islands,
- Humbly now we pray,
- Where all mankind can join today
- In friendly warmth of work and play.
- God bless our Virgin Islands,
- Beautiful and tall.
- Beneath a sunny sky,
- Hilltops high
- Hold out a welcome for one and all.
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