As now we come across the world<\/div>\n

To share these Games of old<\/div>\n

Let all the flags of every land<\/div>\n

In brotherhood unfold<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sing out each nation, voices strong<\/div>\n

Rise up in harmony<\/div>\n

All hail our brave Olympians<\/div>\n

With strains of victory<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Olympic light burn on and on<\/div>\n

O\u2019er seas and mountains and plains<\/div>\n

Unite, inspire, bring honour<\/div>\n

To these ascending games<\/div>\n

May valour reign victorious<\/div>\n

Along the path of golden way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As tomorrow\u2019s new champions now come forth<\/div>\n

Rising to the fervent spirit of the game<\/div>\n

Let splendour pervade each noble deed<\/div>\n

Crowned with glory and fame<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And let fraternity and fellowship<\/div>\n

Surround the soul of every nation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oh flame, eternal in your firmament so bright<\/div>\n

Illuminate us with your everlasting light<\/div>\n

That grace and beauty and magnificence<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shine like the sun<\/div>\n

Blazing above<\/div>\n

Bestow on us your honour, truth and love<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What else did Spyridon Samaras compose?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Samaras was one of the most highly regarded Greek composers of the mid-late 19th century and he is otherwise best known for being a composer of opera. Though Greek, he spent some years studying in Paris (with Delibes and Gounod, among others) and then headed to Italy, where he wrote the likes of Medg\u00e9<\/em>, La martire<\/em> and Flore mirabilis<\/em>. He continued to write after returning to Athens in the early 20th century; his last opera was Tigra<\/em>. He also wrote piano music.<\/p>\n
Aren\u2019t there other \u2018Olympic Hymns\u2019?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Yes there are a few, including two written in the 1930s by composers Richard Strauss<\/a><\/strong> (for the 1936 Berlin Olympics) and Walter Bradley-Keeler (for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics). Leonard Bernstein<\/a><\/strong> penned his own Olympic Hymn <\/em>for the 1981 International Olympic Congress.<\/p>\n
Got Olympic fever? Find the lyrics to some of the different national anthems here <\/a>and get ready to sing them with gusto<\/strong><\/p>\n
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