"Lofsöngur" (lit. "Hymn"), also known as "Ó Guð vors lands" ("O, God of Our Land") has been described as a Christian hymn to God with strong religious themes. This was adopted as the national anthem in 1944, when the country voted to end its personal union with Denmark and become a republic.<br><br>(English Translation / Lyrics)<br>Our country's God! Our country's God!<br>We worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.<br>The suns of the heavens are set in Thy crown<br>By Thy legions, the ages of time!<br><br>With Thee is each day as a thousand years,<br>Each thousand of years, but a day,<br>Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,<br>That reverently passes away.<br><br>Iceland's thousand years,<br>Iceland's thousand years!<br>Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,<br>That reverently passes away.<br><br>þjóðsöngur íslands / Þjóðsöngur Íslendinga / Icelandic National Anthem / l'Hymne National Islandais / Гимн Исландии / Himna Islanda / Isländischen Nationalhymne / Himno Nacional de Islandia
