On the edge of the Nullarbor
Where the sun shimmers on an empty plain
I see an eagle rise, wings spread wide on a weightless wind,
And my heart soars with its flight
Into a sky that is vast and blue and beyond my imagining
On the cliffs at the Head of Bight
Where the sea breaks onto timeless rocks
I see a whale rise, breaching wide to the circling sea
And my heart vaults with its cry
Over a sea that is vast and blue and beyond my believing
Our hearts rise wide to the open sky
From sea to desert our spirits fly
On the winds of our destiny
To our heartland
To our heartland.
At the base of strong Uluru
Where a rock anchors a nation's heart
I see a people rise, spirits wide to an ageless sky
And my heart leaps with their hope
Into a day that is vast and new and beyond my dreaming
Bridge:
And our hearts rise, and our hearts rise
Our hearts rise wide to the open sky
From sea to desert our spirits fly
On the winds of our destiny
To our heartland
To our heartland.
© Neil Quintrell 2001
Music © Roper, Roper, Matheson and
Matheson. Contact lorene@quintrell.net
