No burqas when riding, ok...

[Limb]

God of nations! at Thy feet
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our Free Land.
Guard Pacific's triple star,
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand

Men of ev'ry creed and race <<<<
Gather here before Thy face,
Asking Thee to bless this place,
God defend our Free Land.
From dissension, envy, hate,
And corruption guard our State,
Make our country good and great,
God defend New Zealand.

Anyone remember this?

[kickingzebra]

Labour party wants it re written don't they??
Still implies that God is the uniting factor...

[Ixion]

We want it re-written

The people's flag is deepest red,
It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their hearts blood dyed its every fold.

Then raise the scarlet standard high. (chorus)
Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.

[Marmoot]

Labour party wants it re written don't they??
Still implies that God is the uniting factor...

This government insist that we be a secular country.
So, I guess the word God has to go away.
Same as when they abolish the prayers in Parliament meetings, and the ban on praying in public schools.

Welcome comunism :mellow:

Ixion is right. Just a matter of choice between svastika in the center or hammer&sickle in the corner, aye?

[MSTRS]

It's funny how threads evolve. Still it is good for people to have an opinion, and to have a forum when debate can take place, though I agree that care is needed. I've certainly enjoyed debating points with MRTRS (and hope that I have not offended anyone in the process).
I'm offended.....you spelt my name wrong. Bad boy - there's a stool and pointy hat waiting for you in the corner....
Just to clarify my position...all citizens of this country should be equal with no special privileges accruing to any one group for any reason. And foreign diplomats who commit crime(s) here should not have immunity. And truckies - if you have a delivery for an Exclusive Brethren company and they ask you to turn your radio off, ask them how badly they want their stuff. And life should mean life. And...and...and....

[Ixion]

..
So, I guess the word God has to go away.
Same as when they abolish the prayers in Parliament meetings, and the ban on praying in public schools.

Welcome comunism :mellow:

...

But I know the little known original first verse --

1. The Son of God goes forth to war,
A kingly crown to gain;
His blood-red banner streams afar!
Who follows in his train?

Then raise the scarlet standard high;
Within its shade we'll live and die;
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
We'll keep the red flag flying here!

Welcome Communism, indeed, comrade.

[kickingzebra]

EEKK, eeerrmm, scared an confused, but comminess not Good, Godliness Good, tolerance to some degree good, sticking to guns in some respects good killing tzar not good... brain overload!!!

[Jantar]

......
Men of ev'ry creed and race <<<<
Gather here before Thy face,
.......

Anyone remember this?

Yes, but I also remember this...

Men of ev'ry creed and race
Gather here before Thy face, <<<<

Too bad if thy face is covered.

[Hitcher]

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
The auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
'Bethankit' hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi perfect sconner,
Looks down wi sneering, scornfu view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither'd rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit:
Thro bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll make it whissle;
An legs an arms, an heads will sned,
Like taps o thrissle.

Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

[Post courtesy of the Serious Burns Unit]

[Streetwise]

well i cant compete with that

[kickingzebra]

Not only can I not compete, i kinnae understand it!!
Want to throw us another of those shakespeare translations Hitcher??

[u4ea]

oh for GODs sake................................keep the wind at your back and the devil from you door......now have we all gone BERKAS?????????????:beer:

[Ixion]

EEKK, eeerrmm, scared an confused, but comminess not Good, Godliness Good, tolerance to some degree good, sticking to guns in some respects good killing tzar not good... brain overload!!!

The regrettable regicide of His Imperial Majesty Nicolai II , Tsar of All the Russias, Imperator Gospodar, was a matter of Russian politics , not Communism.

I am also a Jacobite. God save King Francis.

[kickingzebra]

Thank God for Google, but I saw no connection between Jocobites and King Francis, in my short and underwhelming reading... therefore, I leave the forum this night, to a warmer bed, with a pretty bonnie wee lassie; Completely confused still. Thankyou Sir, I like to be reminded that I truely am at the mercy of those that know more than I!! My hat goes off to you!

[Ixion]

Francis, Duke of Bavaria, and right and lawful King of England , Scotland, France and Ireland, is the lawful descendent of King Charles I, the Royal Martyr, and thus our lawful King, the present Queen de facto, being as everyone knows, a usurper.

King Francis being childless, the line will continue through his brother Max, Duke in (not of) Bavaria

The succession is shown here http://www.jacobite.ca/gentree.htm

[Hitcher]

Not only can I not compete, i kinnae understand it!!
Want to throw us another of those shakespeare translations Hitcher??
It roughly translates as "Mmmmmmm. Haggis..."

[kickingzebra]

That sir is brilliance beyond words!!