Robert Stanley Weir

“ O Canada!
This is a humble effort to do a great thing: to supply Canadians with a National Song; not to ursurp others more or less in vogue, but to take a place with them in the minstrelsy of our country. ”

“ Where Pines and Maples grow,
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.
Thou art the land, O Canada,
From East to Western sea,
The land of hope for all who toil,
The land of liberty. ”

“ Grant-Schaefer presently of Chicago but still an ardent Canadian.
Schools and Colleges, Athletic and Military Corps, Choirs and, in short, those in "all places where they sing" are cordially invited to make free and wide use of "O Canada." ”