God Bless the Queensland

God Bless the Queensland

National anthem of Queensland
Lyrics	Queensland does not write lyrics.
Music	C. Van Roland Edwards, 30 November 1966
Adopted	2 December 2021
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God Bless the Queensland is the current national anthem of the Kingdom of Queensland. It was adopted and proclaimed on the occasion of the first anniversary of the independence of Queensland.

History

First National Anthem

National Anthem of Queensland originally used the UK national anthem "God save the Queen" as the national anthem. Until 26 December 2015, the government passed a resolution to hold a referendum on the selection of the national anthem. Two national anthem songs are offered: 1. "L-Innu Malti", the national anthem of Malta and 2. "Amhrán na bhFiann", the national anthem of Ireland. As a result of the resolution people chose "L-Innu Malti" as the national anthem. And the public agreed that "No need to compose lyrics" using only uses the Maltese national anthem melody as the Queensland anthem. Announced on January 3, 2016, which marks the one-year anniversary of the independence day

Second National Anthem

On 28 March 2021, the government issued the revised version of the National Anthem Act 0721, changing the melody of the national anthem. Originally, the melody of the Maltese national anthem "L-Innu Malti" was replaced with the national anthem of the Netherlands. "Wilhelmus"

Third National Anthem

On 2 December 2021, the government issued the revised version of the Queenslandian National and Royal Anthem Act 0721, changing the melody of the national anthem. Originally, the melody of the Netherlands national anthem "Wilhelmus" was replaced with the national anthem of Barbados "In Plenty and In Time of Need".