A Treasury of South African Poetry and Verse/W. Selwyn
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
(A PATRIOTIC SONG.)
Land of serene and sunny skies,—
Land of the lion and fleet gazelle;
Land where the summer never dies,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land where the birds in gorgeous plume
Flit through the bush or their love-song tell;
Land where the flowers show Eden's bloom,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land where the hunter scours the plains,
Free as the bird o'er the ocean's swell;
Land of kind nature's soothing strains,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land where the grape and the orange grow
Deep in yon cool sequestered dell;
Land of the melon's luscious flow,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land where fields of golden grain,
Rich in their bounteous fruitage swell;
Land of sleek herds in lengthened train,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land of a stalwart yeoman race,—
Stern, but with hearts as true as a bell;
Homely, but full of kindly grace,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land of the dark Amakosa tall,
Seeking release from the savage spell;
Land where there's room and to spare for all,
Cape of Good Hope, we love thee well.
Land of Good Hope! our prayer we raise,—
May peace and plenty with thee dwell;
Filling our hearts with grateful praise,
For this bright land we love so well.