Advance Australia fair Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free, We've golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia fair. CHORUS In joyful strains then let us sing, "Advance Australia Fair." Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We'll toil with hearts and hands To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to share, With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia fair. CHORUS In joyful strains then let us sing, "Advance Australia Fair." Adopted in 1984 Words and Music by Peter Dodds McCormick (1834-1916)