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Read at Anniversary.
Our ancient custom to renew, / We meet to honor St. Andrew, / He was of the Jewish nation, / A fisherman by occupation;
No warlike knight with lance and sword / But humbly following his Lord;
And Scotia she justly claims / Her soil contains his last remains, / In early times the Pilgrims drew / Into the shrine of St. Andrew, / For miracles it gained renown, / And thence sprang up St. Andrew's town;
Now clansmen twine round maple leaf, / When rallying at the call of chief, / And time will come when we'll be one, / And proud of name Canadian, / But Scotia must not be forgot / For sake of Chalmers, Burns and Scott, / But here upon Canadian soil / A man may own where he doth toil, / For here each may enjoy the charm / Of owning fine prairie farm.