West Indies Federation National Anthem (1958-1962; Instrumental) A Song for Federation

Patrick S. Castagne composed the words and music of the National Anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation. When the Federation collapsed, he changed some of the lines and resubmitted the song to Trinidad and Tobago.

(Original Lyrics)
Forged from the love of liberty
In the fires of hope and prayer
With boundless faith in our destiny
We solemnly declare:
Side by side we stand
Islands of the blue Caribbean sea,
This our native land
We pledge our lives to thee.
Here every creed and race find an equal place,
And may God bless our nation
Here every creed and race find an equal place,
And may God bless our nation.

West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were colonies of the United Kingdom, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, and those on the Leeward and Windward Islands, came together to form the Federation.