The Call of the Motherland

A patriotic song of Canada, 1914
Words and music by Edward W. Miller


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:


Lyrics

  1. There’s a humming on the cable
    There’s a whisper in the air
    There’s message stirring each Canadian heart
    Once more old England’s calling
    As she bids her sons prepare
    To save the world and play a Briton’s part;
    But Canada no longer stands and watches from afar
    The hearts of all her sons are beating high
    They speed across the water
    And beneath the British star
    Will show the nations how to fight and die

Chorus:
When war’s alarms, and the call to arms
Comes across from the Motherland
At the call, as one, each Canadian son
Is ready to take his stand
From East and West, we will give our best
And the prayers of our people bring
And side by side with the Empire’s pride
We will fight for our Flag and King”

  1. From the blue Pacific waters
    To the fair Atlantic coast
    From the mountains and the prairies of the west
    All Canada is stirring in a vast and mighty host
    Prepared to offer England of her best
    What tho’ the seas divide us
    Britain’s duty is our own
    And side by side with Britain we will go
    ‘Till victory rests upon her flag
    She shall not fight alone
    The Empire stands united ‘gainst her foe