Tuesday, July 2, 2013

O Canada!


Where it all started: Bapa & Nana Ironside's
little house on the prairie
O Canada!
Our home and native land!



The road back ...












True patriot love in all thy sons command ...







With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!











From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.


A new entry for Montreal's Canada Day parade
(Graham Hughes / Canadian Press)
God keep our land glorious and free!




O Canada, we stand 
on guard for thee.







O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Canada Day in the badlands

O Canada! Where pines and maples grow.
Canada Day at the ball park: Toronto beats Detroit,
8-3! (Mark Blinch / Reuters)
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.


How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western sea.

Part of my sister's volunteer clean-up crew (CIRONSIDE)
Pumping out the water
(CIRONSIDE)

Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free!


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God keep our land 
glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard 
for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard 
for thee.

O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies



(CIRONSIDE)










May stalwart sons, 
and gentle maidens, rise



To keep thee steadfast through the years
From East to Western sea.


Carswell's Academic team on the
evening we gathered to honour Bruce:
PQ, ON, AB represented
Our own beloved native land!
Our True North, strong and free!

Twelve hours old ...










Landmark on the road to Hanna









Ruler supreme, who hearest
humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion in
thy loving care;




Help us to find, O God, in Thee a lasting, rich reward,


Helping the helpers ...
(Both pictures CIRONSIDE)


















As waiting for the better Day, We ever stand on guard
(CIRONSIDE)

God, keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.



O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.


All will be well ...

1 comment:

  1. Start to finish, kept by God, glorious and free! Thank you for all these photo images and strong,true words. Together they reveal the depths of care and levels of grace we've known over the past years. We stand on guard, again.

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