This Land

by Frank Maguire
(England)

Where rivers run and lochs stand still
Where winds they blow with bitter chill
My soul is in the sky and sea
This land is mine and part of me

Where eagles fly and cattle roam
Where I may be this is my home
My world is where I want to be
This land forever calling me

Where clouds they gather towering high
Where mountains reach up to the sky
My life and I, we both agree
This land is waiting there for me

Where years roll on when time has lain
Where bonnie heather blooms again
My heart forever young and free
This land tomorrow is for me

Where I return again someday
Where bluebells grow, that’s where I’ll lay
My life complete as in death I see
This land is mine and part of me