March on, Bahamaland - Wikipedia March on, Bahamaland March On, Bahamaland National anthem of Bahamas Lyrics Timothy Gibson Music Timothy Gibson Adopted 1973 Audio sample March On, Bahamaland ( instrumental ) file help March On, Bahamaland is the national anthem of the Bahamas. It was composed by Timothy Gibson and adopted in 1973. Lyrics Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland ; March on to glory, your bright banners waving high. See how the world marks the manner of your bearing ! Pledge to excel through love and unity. Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal ; Steady sunward, tho ' the weather hide the wide and treachrous shoal. Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland, ' Til the road you 've trod lead unto your God, MARCH ON, BAHAMALAND. References Jump up ^ Lyrics of `` March On, Bahamaland '' on Bahamas.gov.bs External links Audio of March On, Bahamaland, with information and lyrics March On, Bahamaland MIDI The Bahamas articles History Battle of Nassau Colonial heads Eleutheran Adventurers American Civil War Raid on Charles Town Raid on Nassau Battle of Nassau ( 1720 ) Capture of the Bahamas ( 1782 ) Capture of the Bahamas ( 1783 ) Geography Cities Nassau Freeport Islands New Providence Grand Bahama Rivers Wildlife birds mammals Politics Defence Force Elections Foreign relations Governor - General Law Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Enforcement Capital punishment Local government Monarchy Parliament Political parties Prime Minister Security and intelligence Economy Agriculture Communications Dollar ( currency ) Stock exchange Transport Society Demographics Ethnic groups Education Languages Religion LGBT rights in the Bahamas Culture Coat of Arms Creole Flag Films Music Television Anthem National Song Pledge Outline Index Bibliography Book Portal National anthems of North America Independent countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Dependencies American West Indies Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands British West Indies Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat Turks and Caicos Islands Dutch Caribbean Aruba Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius ( Statia ) Sint Maarten French West Indies Guadeloupe Martinique Saint - Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Kingdom of Denmark Greenland Complete list Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania and the Pacific Islands South America This Bahamas - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=March_On,_Bahamaland&oldid=799868101 '' Categories : North American anthems Bahamian songs National symbols of the Bahamas March music Year of song unknown National anthems Bahamas stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Pages using infobox anthem with unknown parameters All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Languages Беларуская Bosanski Català Cymraeg Deutsch Ελληνικά Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Basa Jawa Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska ไทย Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 08 : 46. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the national anthem of the bahamas
Answer: Timothy Gibson