the lyrics to o canada changed in 1980.
the lyrics to o canada changed in 1980.
when did the lyrics to o canada change?
1980
in 1970 the queen in right of canada purchased the right to the lyrics and music of "o canada" from gordon v. thompson music for $1. the song finally became the official national anthem in 1980 with the passage of the national anthem act. the act replaced two of the repetitions of the phrase "we stand on guard" in the english lyrics, as had been proposed by the senate special joint committee. this change was controversial with traditionalists and, for several years afterwards, it was not uncommon to hear people still singing the old lyrics at public events. in contrast, the french lyrics are unchanged from the original version.
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change became more rapid towards the close of the 1960s, as mainline churches including the anglicans began to see the first wave of evaporation from the pews. on 23 august 1967, the anglican church of canada agreed to permit the remarriage of divorced persons in their churches. ecumenical relationships were intensified, with a view to full communion. while negotiations with the largest canadian protestant denomination, the united church of canada, faltered in the early 1970s, the anglican church achieved full communion with the evangelical lutheran church in canada as the century drew to a close.
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