Hold strong against the flood,
You great warrior nation.
It’s in the blood.
As the ancestors, in tales, stood
Against impending legislation,
Hold strong against the flood.
The water, air, gold and mud
Were all the conqueror’s temptation,
And paid for with the blood.
In these present days do not dare scud
Nor quake in trepidation.
Hold strong against the flood.
In the future times, as well we should,
Standing in one congregation
Remember, then, that it’s one blood
That strengthens, like a stud
The dam against a coming conflagration.
Hold strong against the flood.
It’s in the blood.