God Bless Australia was a proposed 1961 Australian national anthem by Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan

Jack O'Hagan

John Francis O'Hagan was an Australian musician.O'Hagan was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne. He was the son of Pat O'Hagan, a hotelkeeper and Alice née Quinlan. He went to school at St Patrick's College and then later at Xavier College in Melbourne...

 who provided patriotic lyrics to the traditional tune of Waltzing Matilda

Waltzing Matilda

"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's most widely known bush ballad. A country folk song, the song has been referred to as "the unofficial national anthem of Australia"....

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Lyrics

Here in this God given land of ours, Australia

This proud possession, our own piece of earth

That was built by our fathers, who pioneered our heritage,

Here in Australia, the land of our birth.


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God bless Australia, Our land Australia,

Home of the Anzac, the strong and the free

It's our homeland, our own land,

To cherish for eternity,

God bless Australia, The land of the free.


Here in Australia, we treasure love and liberty,

Our way of life, all for one, one for all

We're a peace loving race, but should danger ever threaten us,

Let the world know we will answer the call


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Corporate sponsorship

The song was given airplay in cinema advertisements in Australia by Ampol

Ampol

Ampol, the Australian Motorists Petrol Company, was incorporated by Sir William Gaston Walkley in 1936 in New South Wales. This was in response to Australians' concerns about perceived inequitable petrol pricing, and allegations of transfer pricing by foreign oil companies to limit their tax...

, an Australian Petrol Company with a 45rpm record premium sold by the company.