Hymne

Hymne: 1992 erfolgloser Wettbewerb, 2013 erneuter Wettbewerb, 2013 offiziell von der Gesetzgebenden Versammlung bewilligt – Bezeichnung: Territorialer Song von Montserrat (Territorial Song of Montserrat) – Titel: Mutterland (Motherland) – Texter: Sir Howard A. FERGUS – Komponist: Dr. J. A. George IRISH – Sprache: Englisch (eng) – Anzahl der Strophen: 4 bzw. 5 Strophen (daher in grau) – Liedtext: 2 Versionen (s. u.) – Notenblatt: (s. o.)[1]

Motherland (leicht abgewandelte, aber verwendete Version)
1. Oh Montserrat, dear Motherland
Your children raise your standard high.
In toil and tears to serve you well,
A crowning jewel from God’s hand.

REFRAIN:
Oh Montserrat, by nature blest
To you your children sing
Come well or woe, come friend oh foe
To you your people cling.

2. We sing our land in harmony
May God be our eternal guard
Make Montserrat a house of hope,
A haven in the Carib Sea.

REFRAIN

3. We rise and make our country great
With art and skill and sacrifice
With masque and drum we celebrate,
Triumphant masters of our fate.

REFRAIN

4. No pestilence pollutes our shore
No fount of sadness overwhelm
A people striving under God
Our spirits free forevermore

REFRAIN

Motherland (Originalversion lt. Beschluss 3/2013 der Legislativversammlung)
1. Montserrat, proud Motherland
Your children raise your standard high.
In toil and tears to serve you well,
The emerald jewel from God’s hand.

REFRAIN:
Oh Montserrat, by nature blest
To you your children sing
Come well or woe, come friend or foe
To you your people cling.

2. Rise up and make our country great
With art and skill and sacrifice
With masque and drum we celebrate,
Triumphant masters of our fate.

3. We sing our land in harmony
May God be her eternal guard
And make Montserrat a house of hope
A haven in the Carib Sea.

4. No pestilence shall mar your shore
No fount of sadness overwhelm
A people striving under God
Their spirits free forevermore.

Extrastrophe, wenn notwendig:

5. No pestilence pollutes her shore
No fount of sadness overwhelm
A people striving under God
Their spirits free forever more.

[1] Motherland – Territorial Song of Montserrat, Government of Montserrat (GoM) o. J., https://www.gov.ms/motherland/ (aufgerufen am 2022-04-07) und Motherland, Government of Montserrat (GoM) o. J., https://www.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Motherland-Lyrics.pdf (aufgerufen am 2022-04-07) und Montserrat Territorial Song, Resoluation of the Legislative Assembly No. 1 of 2013, unter Attorney General’s Chambers, Government of Montserrat (GoM), http://agc.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/No-.-1-of-2013-Resolution-Territorial-Song.pdf (aufgerufen am 2022-04-07) und National Song Selected!, Government of Montserrat 203-07-29, unter Wayback Machine, https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023218/http://www.gov.ms/2013/07/29/national-song-selected/ (aufgerufen am 2022-04-07) und Montserrat, nationalanthems.info o. J., http://www.nationalanthems.info/ms.htm (aufgerufen am 2022-04-07)