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Oh Canada, I stand on guard for thee!
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
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.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Canada’s Parliament Buildings Remind Us of God.
Every day and every hour the bells peal out the message of our Saviour's birth.
by Douglas CryerEngraved forever in the Parliamentary Buildings are Scripture verses which remind us of God’s dominion and our continued reliance on Him. In 1921, as a permanent testimony to the convictions of our forbears, architect John A. Pearson commissioned the following Scriptures over each of the exterior arched windows of the Peace Tower:
Over the East window – “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea” (Psalm 72:8).
Over the South window – “Give the King thy judgment, O God, and thy righteousness unto the King’s son” (Psalm 72:1).
Over the West window – “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18).
And these are but a few of the many Scripture verses etched throughout the Buildings. In an age where there seems to be no enduring legacies, the testimony of our forefathers endures in the Scriptures, written in stone and accessible for all to view simply by walking up to the Parliament Buildings.
The music that rings out from the carillons for 15 minutes each day at noon may also turn our thoughts toward God. The carillons are made of 53 bells, weighing from 2.5 kilograms to 10,160 kilograms, (approximately the weight of a city transit bus). The largest bell is the one that is heard ringing in the new hour. Of particular interest, is that on this largest bell, inscribed in 1926 at the request of former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, is the Scripture verse announcing the birth of Jesus Christ to the shepherds, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men” (Luke 2:14). ...... every hour of every day there is a reminder of the angelic message proclaiming the Messiah’s birth.Read full article here.
My personal Declaration of Independence.
Canada Day July 1, 2008
I declare that though I am a citizen of Canada, Canada does not own me and is not permitted to dictate what I think, what I believe, what I feel or what I say.
I declare that there is a God and that I am subject to God.
I declare that according to my beliefs as a Christian, I am first, a citizen of the Kingdom of God.
I declare that I am responsible to God for what I believe and voice in private or the public square.
I declare that I will stand on guard for the moral precepts taught in the Holy Bible. I will do so for my personal benefit and the betterment of society.
I declare that when inspired, I will voice these precepts in private and in the public arena.
I declare that I will impose my will, which is subject to God's will, against those that attempt to prevent me from voicing the moral precepts taught to mankind by God, even if incarcerated.
I declare that I am on loan to Canada and that Canada is subject to God. I admonish Canada to protect me, to grant me the inalienable birthrights promised to me in the Charter.
I declare that Canada is responsible to God and it is my duty to continue to remind her of this.
Oh Canada, I stand on guard for thee!
Will you join me?
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