Territorial Song 'boastful'- Cromwell Smith
Speaking on the radio show Honestly Speaking with host Claude O. Skelton-Cline on Tuesday October 17, 2017, Mr Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka was at the time speaking about some of the lessons he felt should be learnt following the passage of the destructive Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
According to Mr Smith, Hurricane Irma should create a different mindset in people and they should rebel against wrongs in the homes, churches, society and government.
It was stated by Mr Smith that the people of the Virgin Islands should no longer stand for injustice, inequality, greed, and "need to eliminate our pride"
Too boastful
It was during this time that Mr Skelton-Cline made mention of the Territorial Song when Mr Smith responded that he didn't particularly like the Territorial Song "Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands".
"I feel it is boastful. I don't care who get hot but that is what I think."
The Territorial Song was composed by the brother and sister team, Kareem Nelson Hull and Ayana S. Hull, both Virgin Islanders. The song was adopted as the territorial song by resolution of theHouse of Assembly of the Virgin Islands on July 24, 2012. As a British Overseas Territory, the Virgin Islands retains "God Save the Queen" as its official national anthem.
"In a couple of hours, all of the wealth, the cars, the beautiful houses, all of those that we have been fighting over, looking for power for, being greedy and selfish for, being individualistic for...they were gone," Mr Smith said.
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Dominica
Isle of beauty, isle of splendour, Isle to all so sweet and fair,
All must surely gaze in wonderAt thy gifts so rich and rare.
Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
All these gifts we do extol.
Healthy land, so like all fountains,
Giving cheer that warms the soul. Dominica, God hath blest thee
With a clime benign and bright,
Pastures green and flowers of beauty
Filling all with pure delight, And a people strong and healthy,
Full of godly reverent fear.
May we ever seek to praise Thee
For these gifts so rich and rare.
Come ye forward, sons and daughters Of this gem beyond compare.
Strive for honour, sons and daughters, Do the right, be firm, be fair.
Toil with hearts and hands and voices. We must prosper!
Sound the call, In which ev'ryone rejoices,"
All for Each and Each for All."
St. Lucia
Sons and daughters of Saint Lucia,love the land that gave us birth.
Land of beaches, hills and valleys,fairest isle of all the earth!
Wheresoever you may roam,love oh love, our island home.
Gone the times when nations battled for this 'Helen of the West'.
Gone the days when strife and discord dimmed her children's toil and rest.
Dawns at last a brighter day,stretches out a glad new way.
May the good Lord bless our island,guard her sons from woe and harm.
May our people live united,strong in soul and strong in arm.
Justice, Truth and Charity,our ideal forever be!
Anguilla
God bless Anguilla Nurture and keep her
Noble and beauteous She stands midst the sea
Oh land of the happy A haven we'll make thee
Our lives and love We give unto thee
Chorus:
With heart and soul We'll build a nation
Proud, strong and free We'll love her hold her Dear to our hearts for eternity
Let truth and right our banner be
We'll march ever on (last three lines x2)
Mighty we'll make her Long may she prosper
God grant her leaders wisdom and grace
May glory and honour Ever attend her
Firm shall she stand Throughout every age
Cayman Islands
O land of soft, fresh breezes,
Of verdant trees so fair
With the Creator's glory reflected ev'rywhere.
O sea of palest em'rald,
Merging to darkest blue,
When 'ere my thoughts fly Godward,
I always think of you.
Chorus: Dear, verdant island, set
In blue Caribbean sea,
I'm coming, coming very soon,
O beauteous isle, to thee.
Although I've wandered far,
My heart enshrines thee yet.
Homeland! Fair Cayman Isle
I cannot thee forget
2. Away from noise of cities,
Their fret and carking care,
With moonbeams' soft caresses,
Unchecked by garish glare,
Thy fruit and rarest juices,
Abundant, rich and free,
When sweet church bells are chiming,
My fond heart yearns for thee.
(Chorus)
3. When tired of all excitement,
And glam'rous worldly care,
How sweet thy shores to reach,
And find a welcome there,
And when comes on the season,
Of peace, good will to man,
'Tis then I love thee best of all,
Beloved Isle, Cayman!
I always felt that way about that song and refused to sing it.
God hate prideful people starting with Lucifer.
Read below for yourselves;
I will break down your stubborn pride. Leviticus 26:19
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ Obadiah 1:3
His pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God. 2 Chronicles 26:16
In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. Psalm 10:4
For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. Psalm 59:12
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:10
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Ecclesiastes 7:8
The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. Isaiah 2:11
I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. Isaiah 13:11
Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the Babylonians’ pride, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. Isaiah 13:19
The LORD Almighty planned it, to bring low the pride of all glory and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. Isaiah 23:9
But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. Daniel 5:20
“Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. 1 Corinthians 4:6
Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Galatians 6:4
Your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 8:14
Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low. Job 40:11
Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar. Psalm 138:6
The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished. Proverbs 16:5
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:19
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. Proverbs 18:12
The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled). Isaiah 2:12
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:10 (NLT
God did not hate Lucifer because he had pride. God made pride and he gave us all some. Look at the texts carefully.
Dissect them. See when God truly hates pride. God loved Lucifer so much he was the chief musician in heaven. He was a walking instrument. Sounds came from his arms and feet at every movement. But Lucifer couldn't manage his pride. He allowed it to make him become wicked and dark and believing he was better than God himself. That is where God cut Lucifer down. In everything there is a balance and we must have pride but we must manage it so that it does not make us dark, wicked and an outcast to God. Let's keep things in perspective please. God bless these beautiful Virgin Islands and may your hillsides continue to replenish our hopes and pride!
Too long we have stood aside and allowed y’all to oppress us, take our land if you can, our men if you can. Too long we have stood in SILENCE like slaves on the plantation. Because we have stood up and shown our pride in song y’all vex!! No sense. We ARE BEAUTIFUL and I will join them singing with BOASTFULNESS and. PRIDE. to hell with the haters!!!
Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands!
Out of the huts of history’s pain
Our ancestors bled and died!
But with strength and will power we overcame
To restore Virgin Islands pride!
To preserve our beauty we devised a plan
To retain ownership of your precious lands!
Educating our people is the golden key
To maintain the success of this Territory!
VAIN AND NO SUBSTANCE? OK!
We shall protect your bountiful shores
And uphold your dignity!
We shall fight to preserve your culture
Your splendour and integrity!
And we shall never fail to understand
How blessed we are to possess this land!
So we shall unite standing proud and tall
Let none divide us, lest we fall!
VAIN AND NO SUBSTANCE? OK!
Chorus
Oh how radiant are your daughters!
And how wealthy are your sons!
Your beaches boast your beauty!
And your success is second to none!
Green and brilliant are your hillsides!
They replenish our hopes and pride!
Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands!
Your qualities can never be denied!
VAIN AND NO SUBSTANCE? OK!
May God richly bless this country!
May we ask three things of thee…
Courage for our great leaders
That they may rule our destiny!
We ask for wisdom for our people
That we may live in harmony!
And understanding for children
So they may cherish this legacy!
VAIN AND NO SUBSTANCE? OK!
Wow, something is really wrong with us as a people. There are a lot of things wrong in the BVI and a lot of people do wrong things. Perhaps God was trying to rid our beautiful oceans of all those marine spirits some people unleashed in them from all their witchcraft dealings! Perhaps Cromwell can reflect on that and similar issues and pose solutions as to how to eradicate those things and stop attacking things he know he cannot change. God bless these beautiful Virgin Islands whose qualities indeed could never be denied!
this no time up hurt ourheads on song when we are all struggling to get back on our feet more important things are there to think about come on. Bind us together with cords that cannot be broken but many continue to break the cords of peace harmony friendship love etc.Father Lord help us to beeach other keeper not only for now but always
Do you realize that our island was hit by a category 5 hurricane??? Current taking long by @$$!! Right there St. Thomas after Marilyn some persons were without power for a year. Have compassion for the men working. They are not machines. Has your sorry @$$ even offered them a drink of water along the way?? People like you irk me!!!
I stand proud as I have always stand proud to be a BVI National and even more today I stand behind the Territorial Song.
For donkey years we singing God save our Gracious Queen... them ain't had no problem with that, when the Monarchy was involved in trading of slaves; Cromwell, you losing it.
To sing about our past and our present and future, you have a problem with the words, Bwoi, go sidddung yourself.
You remember when our men used picks and shovels to build roads
You remember when families had trash and board houses?
You remember when comprehensive high school started in 1968?
You realize how far we have come since those dark days?
Well, I'm a proud Virgin Islander and if I see you coming close me, I
going sing Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands and deafening your ears.
You ought to be shame of yourself, coming on here after Irma talking you piss!!